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  • Re: Adding package to Debian Distro

    From Geert Stappers@21:1/5 to kiruthikaanbusuresh on Thu May 9 16:00:01 2024
    On Thu, May 09, 2024 at 06:12:35PM +0530, kiruthikaanbusuresh wrote:
    Hi Debian Team,
    There is a package by name rsct which is specific to IBM. I would like to know the process to get this added to the Debian Distro.


    Start with sharing more information about it.

    * Tell what "rsct" does (to get more stakeholders)
    * Where to find the source


    Should I have to get sponsorship for getting it added to Debian ?

    You haven't told what the author[1] of rsct feels about that wish.


    Thanks and Regards,
    Kiruthika. NV

    Groeten
    Geert Stappers


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  • From Thomas Schmitt@21:1/5 to kiruthikaanbusuresh on Thu May 9 15:50:02 2024
    Hi,

    kiruthikaanbusuresh wrote:
    Hi Debian Team,

    Standard disclaimer: We are the users. A team only by coincidence.

    (And you seem not to be subscribed to the mailing list.
    Thus i CC: your mail address.)


    There is a package by name rsct which is specific to IBM. I
    would like to know the process to get this added to the Debian Distro.

    If it complies to
    https://wiki.debian.org/DebianFreeSoftwareGuidelines
    and is of some general use, then have a look at
    https://wiki.debian.org/RFP


    Should I have to get sponsorship for getting it added to Debian ?

    If you want to contribute own work to this packaging endeavor: Yes.
    It will probably increase your chances for success.

    See
    https://mentors.debian.net/
    https://wiki.debian.org/ITP


    Have a nice day :)

    Thomas

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  • From Curt@21:1/5 to kiruthikaanbusuresh on Thu May 9 16:20:02 2024
    On 2024-05-09, kiruthikaanbusuresh <[email protected]> wrote:

    Hi Debian Team,
    There is a package by name rsct which is specific to IBM. I would like to know the process to get this added to the Debian Distro. Should I have
    to get sponsorship for getting it added to Debian ?

    Seems IBM only provides a Ubuntu package.

    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/rsct/3.2?topic=installation-verifying-linux-nodes

    Whether that package would work on your current Debian installation is anybody's guess (I am completely ignorant in these matters).

    I don't think there is a process by which you could add closed-source
    IBM software to a bona fide Debian depository, even the non-free one,
    which only seems to contain firmware and drivers for closed-sourced
    *hardware*.

    I could be wrong, though.

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  • From Charles Curley@21:1/5 to Curt on Thu May 9 17:20:01 2024
    On Thu, 9 May 2024 14:09:52 -0000 (UTC)
    Curt <[email protected]> wrote:

    I don't think there is a process by which you could add closed-source
    IBM software to a bona fide Debian depository, even the non-free one,
    which only seems to contain firmware and drivers for closed-sourced *hardware*.

    Isn't that what the non-free archive is for? https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive#s-non-free

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  • From Curt@21:1/5 to Charles Curley on Thu May 9 18:30:01 2024
    On 2024-05-09, Charles Curley <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Thu, 9 May 2024 14:09:52 -0000 (UTC)
    Curt <[email protected]> wrote:

    I don't think there is a process by which you could add closed-source
    IBM software to a bona fide Debian depository, even the non-free one,
    which only seems to contain firmware and drivers for closed-sourced
    *hardware*.

    Isn't that what the non-free archive is for? https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive#s-non-free


    Maybe you're right. I can't seem to find a comprehensive list of
    non-free packages, nor anything equivalent to this intricate IBM
    software. I mean, if non-free means: "anything at all that can be reverse-engineered by our software teams," then I've misunderstood its
    meaning and purpose (which is perfectly possible).

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  • From David Wright@21:1/5 to Curt on Thu May 9 21:00:02 2024
    On Thu 09 May 2024 at 16:24:55 (-0000), Curt wrote:
    On 2024-05-09, Charles Curley wrote:
    On Thu, 9 May 2024 14:09:52 -0000 (UTC) Curt wrote:

    I don't think there is a process by which you could add closed-source
    IBM software to a bona fide Debian depository, even the non-free one,
    which only seems to contain firmware and drivers for closed-sourced
    *hardware*.

    Isn't that what the non-free archive is for? https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive#s-non-free

    Maybe you're right. I can't seem to find a comprehensive list of
    non-free packages,

    Would APT's lists do, assuming you have non-free in your sources.list?

    /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_non-free_{binary-amd64_Packages,i18n_Translation-en}

    (Adjust for source address, distribution, architecture, language, etc.)

    nor anything equivalent to this intricate IBM
    software.

    No idea. Cluster Technology is beyond my pay-grade.

    I mean, if non-free means: "anything at all that can be
    reverse-engineered by our software teams," then I've misunderstood its meaning and purpose (which is perfectly possible).

    Well, no; you could have software that's gratis, open-source,
    and redistributable, but if it couldn't be used, say, for
    commercial purposes, that would have to go into Debian's
    non-free archive rather than the main distribution.
    It has nothing to do with reverse engineering per se.

    Cheers,
    David.

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