[maemo-developers] Maemo "Reconstructed" (Busybox)

[From: Carsten Valdemar Munk]

First off, I'd like to thank you for your constructive input, and I've  
added your findings to the Talk page for later inclusion into the  
proposal.

Quoting Eero Tamminen <eero.tamminen at nokia.com>:
> A package that builds in Scratchbox should also build on a tablet.
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> Debian packages in general aren't buildable with Busybox, so
> above would be pending on this:
> 	https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2896
>
> And on modified build-essentials metapackage that brings in the suitable
> GNU tools I guess.
Yes, - that would be a requirement, one which would also be a part of  
the reconstructed Maemo, a system where it is possible to drag in a  
build-essentials package just as easy as it is with a Debian  
installation, for instance.
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>> /Carsten V. Munk
>> Developer on the Deblet Project, Diablo user and happy tablet user.
>
> PS. Is "The Deblet Project" a registered legal entity and do
> you require copyright assignments?

No legal entity as such (I guess, beyond the manifestation of  
developers of the project) and we don't require copyright assignments  
as it's mostly a tablet enthusiast project.

>
> If not, it may be better if developers use just their own copyright
> with a commonly agreed license instead of "The Deblet Project" copyright
> as suggested in the Deblet www-page.  The code could still say "part
> of the Deblet project" or something similar.
>
Well, we don't demand contributors assign the copyright or use this  
specific license. The one on the page is mostly meant as a indication  
of copy of the material on the wiki and such, and if there was any  
doubt when packages are missing licenses. For me, it just means that  
people are actually licensed to use the material & code, - I'm happy  
as long as I'm credited, so.

/Carsten Munk