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task #7406: Submission of Danish language package for phpBB 3.0.x

Submitter:  John Hjorth <john_hjorth>
Submitted:  Tue 23 Oct 2007 09:24:30 PM UTC
   
 
Should Start On:  Tue 23 Oct 2007 12:00:00 AM UTC Should be Finished on:  Fri 02 Nov 2007 12:00:00 AM UTC
Category:  Project Approval Priority:  * 5 - Normal
Status:  Cancelled Privacy:  Public
Assigned to:  Beuc Open/Closed:  Closed
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Fri 26 Oct 2007 11:02:27 PM UTC, comment #3: 

Hi,

> The language package is not a part of phpBB Group's phpBB 3.0, and will never be, based on phpBB Groups decisions. It's a totally separate GPL project.


OK.

> The choise of License must basicly be the author's, and it is nowhere on the Savannah site mentioned that "or later" is required for validation and registration.


In our list of licenses, at project registration, we do not provide "GPLv2 only".

There's also a link to our FAQ in the registration process:
https://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance/ProjectApproval
which leads to:
https://savannah.gnu.org/maintenance/GnuGplTwoOrLater

The choice is the author's indeed, and it's also Savannah's choice not to host GPLv2-only projects.

> You have already approved a totally similar French language package for phpBB 3.0 as a Savannah project.


That's a mistake, we'll have a word with them.
Thanks for reporting.

Sylvain Beucler <Beuc>
Fri 26 Oct 2007 10:52:14 PM UTC, comment #2: 

Hello Sylvian,

Thank you for the reply.

I do not understand the reason for cancelling. The language package is derivative work of the British English default language package, so it's not possible to change the license from GNU GPL v2 to GNU GPL v2 or later.

The language package is not a part of phpBB Group's phpBB 3.0, and will never be, based on phpBB Groups decisions. It's a totally separate GPL project.

The choise of License must basicly be the author's, and it is nowhere on the Savannah site mentioned that "or later" is required for validation and registration.

You have already approved a totally similar French language package for phpBB 3.0 as a Savannah project.

Regards,

John Hjorth <john_hjorth>
Fri 26 Oct 2007 09:51:16 PM UTC, comment #1: 

Hi,

PHPBB is released under version 2 of the GNU GPL only.

Licensing under the "GNU GPL v2 only" is problematic. We ask Savannah projects to release under GPL v2 or later.

The reason for this is that when we publish the next version of the GPL, it will be important for all GPL-covered programs to advance to that new version. If you don't put this in the files now, the only way to port your program to the next version of the GPL would be to ask each and every copyright holder, and that may be very difficult.


In addition, it is not clear why you need a separate project for this translation. Maybe you can submit it directly to phpBB?


I'm closing the submission, feel free to resubmit when those points are fixed.

Regards.

Sylvain Beucler <Beuc>
Tue 23 Oct 2007 09:24:30 PM UTC, original submission:  

A new project has been registered at Savannah
This project account will remain inactive until a site admin approves or discards the registration.


Registration Administration


While this item will be useful to track the registration process, approving or discarding the registration must be done using the specific Group Administration page, accessible only to site administrators, effectively logged as site administrators (superuser):



Registration Details


  • Name: Danish language package for phpBB 3.0.x
  • System Name:  phpbb30danish
  • Type: non-GNU software & documentation
  • License: Other (GNU General Public License Version 2 (NOT GNU GPL v2 or later))





Description:

This project is the Danish language package for phpBB 3.0.

The purpose of the project is Danish localization of phpBB 3.0, thereby making phpBB 3.0 localized to Danish available for Danish speaking users under GNU GPL v2.

phpBB 3.0 is a board software based on PHP and a number of major database systems (MySQL etc)and can run on all major server OSs.

phpBB 3.0 is the decessor for phpBB 2.0.x and the third generation of the board software.

phpBB 3.0 is released under GNU GPL v2.

Recent development stage for phpBB 3.0 is 3.0 RC7, next version/stage is ATM expected to be 3.0.0 (Gold).

phpBB 3.0 RC7 can be downloaded at : http://www.phpbb.com/downloads/development.php

Our work at its recent stage of development (compatible with phpBB 3.0 RC7) for GNU registration and validation purposes can be downloaded at : http://www.phpbb3.dk/viewtopic.php?f=175&t=1624 - NOT the language package download section at http://www.phpbb.com .

Project developers :

John Hjorth, Jan Skovsgaard & Jesper Møller.



Other Software Required:

phpBB 3.0 (released under GNU GPL v2)


John Hjorth <john_hjorth>

 

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