[pkg-fso-maint] Bug#520955: ITP: xserver-xorg-video-glamo -- X.Org X server -- SMedia Glamo display driver

[Luca Capello]

Package: wnpp
Owner: Luca Capello <luca at pca.it>
Severity: wishlist
User: pkg-fso-maint at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: package-creation

* Package name    : xserver-xorg-video-glamo
  Version         : YYYYMMDD.gitCOMMIT (read below)
  Upstream Author : mainly Lars-Peter Clausen <lars at metafoo.de>
* URL or Web page : http://git.openmoko.org/?p=xf86-video-glamo.git;a=summary
* License         : multiple, mostly XFree86 (full texts below)
  Description     : X.Org X server -- SMedia Glamo display driver
 This package provides the driver for the SMedia Glamo 3362 chipset,
 mostly found on the Openmoko Neo FreeRunner (GTA02).
 .
 More information about X.Org can be found at:
 <URL:http://www.X.org>
 <URL:http://xorg.freedesktop.org>
 <URL:http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg>
 .
 This package is built from the X.Org xf86-video-glamo driver module.
=====

NB, I cc:ed a lot of lists: please refrain to discuss non-Debian issues
on all of them.  Except for general issues, pkg-fso-maint@ is the most
relevant one, which should always be cc:ed, TIA.

This driver is based on the XFree86 fbdev driver, then adapted to the
SMedia Glamo chipset, more information are available at

  http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Smedia_Glamo_3362

In my plan, this supersedes the Xglamo kdrive X11 server, which AFAIK is
not update anymore, ATM available in the pkg-fso repository at

  http://pkg-fso.alioth.debian.org

The xserver-xorg-video-glamo package as well will be maintained under
the pkg-fso umbrella, but I would like to work as close as possible with
the X Strike Force, to be sure the package conforms their standards.  If
the X Strike Force would like to take care of the package, I would more
than glad to "offer" it to them...


In src/glamo-driver.c, GLAMO_VERSION is set to 1000: however, this
driver has not seen any public release yet, thus my intent to use the
date of the last Git commit plus the first 8 letters of the Git commit
itself as upstream version.


The full license texts are:

- from COPYING file
  ======
  Copyright (C) 1994-2003 The XFree86 Project, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.

  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
  a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
  "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
  without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
  distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
  permit persons to whom the Software is fur- nished to do so, subject
  to the following conditions:

  The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
  included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
  MERCHANTABILITY, FIT- NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
  NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE XFREE86 PROJECT BE LIABLE FOR
  ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF
  CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CON- NECTION
  WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

  Except as contained in this notice, the name of the XFree86 Project
  shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use
  or other deal- ings in this Software without prior written
  authorization from the XFree86 Project.
  =====


- from C source files
  =====
  [copyrights holders mainly Openmoko Inc, Lars-Peter Clausen and Eric
   Anholt]

  Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software
  and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
  provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
  both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
  supporting documentation, and that the name of the copyright holders
  not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of
  the software without specific, written prior permission.  The
  copyright holders make no representations about the suitability of
  this software for any purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express
  or implied warranty.

  THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS
  SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
  FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
  SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
  RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF
  CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
  CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  =====


- exceptions
  =====
  * src/glamo-driver.c
      no license bits, authors Alan Hourihane and Michale Dänzer

  * src/glamo-regs.h
      GPL-2+, author Harald Welte


I think that not only the two exceptions, but everything about the
license needs further investigation, with for sure advices from
upstream.

I will start to do real works in a few days if there will not be major
complains.

Thx, bye,
Gismo / Luca
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