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== The licensing change requests queue == | == The licensing change requests queue == | ||
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Keep in mind such a process can take quite a while. | Keep in mind such a process can take quite a while. | ||
- | [https://bugs.maemo.org/report.cgi?x_axis_field=priority&y_axis_field=votes&z_axis_field=&query_format=report-table&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=Maemo+Official+Platform&product=Licensing+Change+Requests&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords= | + | [https://bugs.maemo.org/report.cgi?x_axis_field=priority&y_axis_field=votes&z_axis_field=&query_format=report-table&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=Maemo+Official+Platform&product=Licensing+Change+Requests&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=NEW&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&format=table&action=wrap&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= You can see the current queue for licensing requests here] - when being sent into the internal machinery, they move to the list below: |
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[https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=Maemo+Official+Platform&product=Licensing+Change+Requests&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=ASSIGNED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= Current licensing requests being considered] | [https://bugs.maemo.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=Maemo+Official+Platform&product=Licensing+Change+Requests&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=ASSIGNED&emailassigned_to1=1&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailassigned_to2=1&emailreporter2=1&emailqa_contact2=1&emailcc2=1&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= Current licensing requests being considered] | ||
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- | + | What component(s) or source packages/etc is the licensing change request about? | |
- | + | What component area is the component in if you know? (See the openness reports at http://mer-project.blogspot.com/2010/02/mapping-openness-of-maemo-50-pr11-and.html) | |
What is the current licensing of the component? | What is the current licensing of the component? | ||
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open source and openly developed (move to gitorious), open source (select a license), non-free but redistributable, non-free, published in nokia-binaries, document the functionality, etc. | open source and openly developed (move to gitorious), open source (select a license), non-free but redistributable, non-free, published in nokia-binaries, document the functionality, etc. | ||
- | + | What project(s) would have benefit from this licensing change request? | |
What technical purpose do you/your project(s) have for wanting the licensing change? | What technical purpose do you/your project(s) have for wanting the licensing change? | ||
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* Is there one or more projects that would have benefit of this? (more of a priority) | * Is there one or more projects that would have benefit of this? (more of a priority) | ||
- | Based on the queue, a Nokian picks off the items and pushes them into the internal machinery, assigning | + | Based on the queue, a Nokian picks off the items and pushes them into the internal machinery, assigning them to him/herself. General rule is taking high priority change with a combination of priority. |
== Reasons for closed packages == | == Reasons for closed packages == | ||
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# '''Community maintenance''': A component is receiving low attention from the official maintainers even if it has high attention from the community and there are developers volunteering to contribute to it if the source code is available. | # '''Community maintenance''': A component is receiving low attention from the official maintainers even if it has high attention from the community and there are developers volunteering to contribute to it if the source code is available. | ||
# '''Better architecture''': Probably covered by 2 or 3 but just in case. A closed component is sitting in the midle of open components making things more difficult that needed to developers interested in that area. | # '''Better architecture''': Probably covered by 2 or 3 but just in case. A closed component is sitting in the midle of open components making things more difficult that needed to developers interested in that area. | ||
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