[Gvsig_english] gvsig in ubuntu

[Simon Cropper]

Fran,

Having gvSIG in the Ubuntu Repository would be very helpful, so if JAI
is not really needed anymore for core functionality removing it would be
desirable.

Cheers Simon

        Simon Cropper
        Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
        P.O. Box 160 Sunshine VIC 3020
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On Wed, 2010-03-31 at 00:50 +0200, Francisco José Peñarrubia wrote:

> Hi all.
> 
> I don't know if many of you have received this e-mail.
> 
> The people from Ubuntu tell us that they can't put gvSIG in Ubuntu 
> because we depend on JAI. In fact, this dependency is very annoying and 
> is very easy to avoid. (new releases of Geotools don't use it anymore, 
> and we only need one easy class....).
> 
> So, my proposal is to remove this dependency for 1.9.1 and contac again 
> with Ubuntu in order to get gvSIG included in next Ubuntu distribution.
> 
> Best regards.
> 
> Fran Peñarrubia
> www.scolab.es
> 
> -------- Mensaje original --------
> Asunto: 	[Bug 124454] Re: [needs-packaging] gvSIG
> Fecha: 	Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:58:57 -0000
> De: 	Johan Van de Wauw <johan.vandewauw at gmail.com>
> Responder a: 	Bug 124454 <124454 at bugs.launchpad.net>
> Para: 	fpenarru at gmail.com
> Referencias: 	<20070706185851.25411.33997.malonedeb at gangotri.ubuntu.com>
> 
> 
> 
> gvSIG relies on the java advanced imaging library which is non-free software.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/314799
> 
> Unless that library changes its license or gvSIG can be built without it
> it is impossible to create a package which can be added to the
> repositories...
> 
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