Debian package outdated?

[Matthias Klose]

Stephen Swaney writes:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info [mailto:mailscanner-
> > bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Matthias Klose
> > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:52 AM
> > To: MailScanner discussion
> > Cc: Martin
> > Subject: Re: Debian package outdated?
> > 
> > Martin writes:
> > > Glenn Steen wrote:
> > >
> > > > quite a bit, version-wise. Jules has a debian package on his pages,
> > > > but i think you need dpkg it... Or can one set that as a separate apt
> > > > repository?
> > >
> > > Since we're talking about versions here, why is the Debian package only
> > > at 4.51.5-1 (link on mailscanner site is pointing to Debian unstable)?
> > > There are many versions released after this one.
> > 
> > I have a recent package, but I don't know if it still makes sense to
> > provide the package in Debian.  The recent releases don't ship any
> > documentation.  Even the manual pages are dropped.  Checked on the
> > website, which documentation could be included:
> > 
> >  - the online documentation doesn't have any copyright statements.
> >    In this way it's not distributable by Debian.  Please point me
> >    to the copyright(s), if I'm wrong.
> > 
> >  - the online html documentation currently isn't really nice to
> >    distribute, including all the advertising on every page.
> > 
> >  - The MailScanner-Manual-Version-1.0.5.pdf (which I currently cannot
> >    find on the website anymore) has a copyright, which doesn't allow
> >    distribution of MailScanner as free documentation.
> > 
> > So we are down to a piece of software which Debian can only ship
> > without documentation.  I'm not sure if that makes sense.  MailScanner
> > itself may be still free software, but much of that status is lost
> > without free documentation.  Julien, please correct me if I'm wrong.
> > 
> >   Matthias
> 
> I'm in the process of updating all of the basic Documentation. I can
> probably put together a copyright free version for distribution with Debian.
> It would be the basic Configuration and Installation instructions in text
> format. 

Hi Stephen,

what is the status of distributable documentation?  we already did
miss the Ubuntu edgy release, and we are likely to miss the Debian
etch release with further delay.

Before asking on the mailing list, I did ask Julien and you before,
but didn't get any response.  At this point I would like to know if
there are still efforts be made towards distributable documentation.
Even if the answer is negative, please give an answer at all.

Thanks, Matthias