But I find the response interesting and understandable.
It is a Complex Path, juggling the needs/goals of a project.
I don't think/know if there there has been a goal for .8/ zikula(
), to be listed with the FSF or have the designation of "Free" software in addition to "Open Source." I am grateful to the Dev Team for a great reWrite that is making the basic function of the software fulfill it's first purpose as a platform for site management.
While the Open/Free debate can rage elsewhere (let us not have it here) it would be great if some day we were both Open and Free. First things first, On to NewName.
Paul
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Subject: [gnu.org #348324] Disposition of software not listed in the directory?
From: "Deborah Nicholson via RT"
RT-Originator: deborah @ fsf.org
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 10:56:22 -0400
To:takeit2
Hi,
I took a look at Postnuke and saw that part of it is licensed with the Overlib license, which is an unfree license. We can't list projects with unfree parts in the free software directory.
Let me know if this part gets relicensed or is not included in future versions and I will be happy to take another look at Postnuke.
Thanks,
Deborah
[takeit2@****.com - Wed Nov 28 15:51:23 2007]:
Hello,
I was curious if there was anyone there that could explain the current or historical disposition of a package of software not listed in the FSF directory. On your directory you state, "Licenses are verified for each and every program listed in this directory." What Does that mean? If you cannot verify a license a package in question than, they do not get listed or their license is invalid or has problems that need to be fixed?
In particular I was curious about the Postnuke CMS at http://postnuke.com and their disposition in regards to the Directory. Postnuke is not listed in your directory. Has Postnuke not been recommended to the Directory? Postnuke has been around since at least 2001 and has a world wide dispersal in the 10Ks of installed user base.
Can you walk me through the process of how a recommendation in general gets approved for the directory. In that walk through can you use Postnuke as the example?
Thank You,
Paul Stewart - takeit2@****.com
edited by: TakeIT2, Jun 05, 2008 - 05:12 PM
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