Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 459148
Review Request: txt2rss - Convert from txt to rss
Last modified: 2013-03-13 01:43:30 EDT
Description: txt2rss is a shell script that parses a simple txt file (in a simple format) and convert it to RSS feed file. Simple to use and intuitive, you need to set up a config file with parameter like webmaster's name, link of the site and others, after you just call the script with options like <input file> and a <output file>. SPEC: http://rakesh.fedorapeople.org/spec/txt2rss.spec SRPM: http://rakesh.fedorapeople.org/srpm/txt2rss-0.1-1.fc9.src.rpm
There is absolutely no mention of anything license-related in the source code. All we have is the upstream web site, but it's been long enough since this has come up that I don't recall if that's sufficient. While I ask the right people, could you ask upstream to at least mention "GPLv3" somewhere in their code, and if possible to actually follow the suggestions in the GPL and put a copy of it in the tarball/zip and the proper license block in the code?
http://code.google.com/p/txt2rss/issues/detail?id=2 Informed upstream. Waiting for response. http://code.google.com/p/txt2rss/issues/detail?id=1 I have confirmed about version here.
Confirmed upstream, that it is GPLv3. A license block will shortly be on scripts.
My patch for license block has been applied upstream: http://code.google.com/p/txt2rss/source/detail?r=6 http://code.google.com/p/txt2rss/source/browse/trunk/txt2rss Updated SPEC: http://rakesh.fedorapeople.org/spec/txt2rss.spec SRPM: http://rakesh.fedorapeople.org/srpm/txt2rss-0.1-2.fc9.src.rpm
I haven't done a scratch build but otherwise looks sane. The only problem I see is the lack of the license text within the package. You MUST include a copy of the license. This is recommended by the guidelines and mandated by the GPL license Also as a recommendation, we need a man page.
Thanks, I have reported upstream that they should include license file in there source. http://code.google.com/p/txt2rss/issues/detail?id=4 Upstream has confirmed that it will be included ASAP. I do not consider these issues as blockers but rather in a SHOULD list. between I have added a man page and submitted it upstream as well. SPEC: http://rakesh.fedorapeople.org/spec/txt2rss.spec SRPM: http://rakesh.fedorapeople.org/srpm/txt2rss-0.1-3.fc9.src.rpm
APPROVED
New Package CVS Request ======================= Package Name: txt2rss Short Description: Convert from txt to rss Owners: rakesh Branches: F-8 F-9 InitialCC: rakesh Cvsextras Commits: yes
cvs done.
txt2rss-0.1-3.fc9 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 9. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/txt2rss-0.1-3.fc9
txt2rss-0.1-3.fc8 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 8. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/txt2rss-0.1-3.fc8
txt2rss-0.1-3.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
txt2rss-0.1-3.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.