[needs-packaging] New package ibus-cangjie

[Anthony Wong]

This bug is for a new source package ibus-cangjie, which is licensed under LGPL-3+.

Package can be found in https://launchpad.net/~anthonywong/+archive/ime/+packages.

This package is an IBus input method for Cangjie. I wish this package can be accepted in raring since Cangjie is the most popular input method in Hong Kong.

I will work on uploading to Debian soon but in view of freeze schedule of raring, I am uploading to ubuntu first, hence requesting a feature freeze exception, thanks.

Please also see bug 1154197 for libcangjie and bug 1155339 for pycangjie, which ibus-cangjie depends on.

Ubuntu Version: Raring
Repo: Universe

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[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

FFe granted, together with LP: #1155339. Before beta 2 freeze, please.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

since libcangjie has made its way to raring, I started reviewed pycangjie and ibus-cangjie, I've an issue with this source though:
- the code is under LGPL3
- but it also has a copy of a LGPL2.1 source: src/pycanberra.py (that's a 2.1 and not 2.1+)

since that copy is a private/modified version, my reading of http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#AllCompatibility would be that it's in the "I want to copy LGPL2.1 code for my project which is LGPL3" case, which seems ok as long as you transfert this code to GPLv3. In which case the GPL license should be shipped in the tarball and the debian/copyright should state that the source is GPLv3 and not LGPL2.1 I guess?

let me know if you think my reading of the situation is incorrect, I'm in no way a licenses expert

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

(out of that licensing issue the source seems fine for NEW, we should sort that question out before uploading though)

[Mathieu Bridon (bochecha)]

Good catch on the licensing Sebastien.

I'm not a licensing expert either, but it does appear like I had at least made something of a mess by bundling that file, if not made something completely illegal.

To avoid any potential issue, I took the easy way out and dropped the bundle copy of pycanberra:
https://github.com/bochecha/ibus-cangjie/commit/e61f3513fc75b6fb341d8afbb204aabd5d0b065a

IBus Cangjie will now either use the system pycanberra (if it is available) or just not play any sound when the user makes an incorrect input (if pycanberra is not available).

[Anthony Wong (anthonywong)]

Thanks bochecha for fixing the licensing issue. I updated the upstream source from bochecha's git, and uploaded to my PPA: https://launchpad.net/~anthonywong/+archive/ime/+files/ibus-cangjie_0.0.1~git20130325-0ubuntu1.dsc

[Anthony Wong (anthonywong)]

Corrected a bug in copyright file, now is https://launchpad.net/~anthonywong/+archive/ime/+files/ibus-cangjie_0.0.1~git20130325-0ubuntu2.dsc

[ZhengPeng Hou (zhengpeng-hou)]

since its a initial upload, can we revise the changelog to have only the initial entry? and also the version number of the package.

[Daniel Holbach (dholbach)]

It seems like somebody uploaded this already... updating the bug.

[Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks)]

NEWed now