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>To: address@hidden >From: Richard van Hees <address@hidden> >Subject: netcdf-3.4 RPM >Organization: IMAU >Keywords: 199803121142.EAA02929 Linux RPM Hi Richard, > I do not know if you are familiar with the Red Hat RPM package format, but it > start to become a standard in the Linux community. For more info: > > http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/manual/manual/doc060.html I wasn't familiar with it, but it looks like a very useful packaging standard. > I have created a source package: netcdf-3.4-2.src.rpm (which includes the new > man-pages), and a binary package (for Linux on PowerMacs): > netcdf-3.4-2.ppc.rpm > (I could create one for Linux on intel). > > My questions: > - - Is there any objection against distribution these RPM packages, if > not I will upload them to Red Hat, do want them on the unidata site too? We have no objection, and are grateful for the work you have done in creating the RPM packages. Please do upload them to Red Hat. From http://www.rpm.org/platforms.html I see there are other platforms besides Linux on which RPM can be used, so it seems this form of source package might be more generally useful. I would like to be able to provide interested users with access to the RPM form of the packages, if possible, perhaps by adding an entry to our FAQ list. If access to the RPM packages only requires a URL to your site or Red Hat, that would be ideal; I would just add the link to our FAQ. Otherwise, I think I would delay uploading them here until we know there is some interest in having the package available in that form. > - How shall I describe the copyrights; it 's not GPL -- will "free software" > do? Yes, although we usually use the term "freely available". There is a copyright accompanying the software, but thanks to a wording change suggested to us by Richard Stallman, it doesn't restrict free redistribution and use of the software in any significant way. Thanks again for your efforts. --Russ _____________________________________________________________________ Russ Rew UCAR Unidata Program address@hidden http://www.unidata.ucar.edu