From: Ann W. H. <aha...@ib...> - 2001-02-27 18:07:30
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A bit of correspondence from the person at Debian who follows Firebird/InterBase. I think we're going to hear more about using the I-name ... Thoughts? Ann >From: "Ed Boraas" <ed...@bo...> >To: <aha...@ib...> >Subject: Packaging Firebird >Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 10:37:05 -0700 >Organization: http://www.ed.boraas.ca >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 > >Hi, Ann. It's Ed from Debian again. > >As you've probably noticed, we've been taking a bit of a "wait and see" >approach with regards to packaging InterBase. Since, to the best of my >knowledge, Inprise InterBase is still not bootstrappable on its own (ie., it >can't be built without IB binaries installed), there's no way it'll make it >into Debian (one of the requirements is that it be buildable from source, >for porting purposes, etc.), so I've been looking at packaging firebird. My >question is this: the IPL stipulates that the name InterBase not be used in >conjunction with the promotion/delivery of Contributor Versions. Does this >apply to Firebird? If so, does that mean I cannot even make mention of >InterBase in the description of the package? > >I'm stuck in the fairly awkward position of people requesting an "InterBase" >package, which may well be impossible at this time (since Inprise isn't >releasing source packages that can be bootstrapped), and the fact that few >of them will be able to associate firebird with InterBase. > >Thoughts? > >-Ed Boraas <ed...@de...> Regards, Ann www.ibphoenix.com We have answers. |