From 916ac7be22cdc963f0ad2cf06fb39dd03db6fbc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Moe Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 19:50:14 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Debian notes --- README.md | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dba062276..e6448eae9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,17 +1,44 @@ # Celestia -Celestia is a "real-time space simulation that lets you experience our universe in three dimensions". +Celestia is a "real-time space simulation that lets you experience +our universe in three dimensions". # Upstream -This repo is a lesser fork of the upstream project, which has been revived. +This repo is a lesser fork of the upstream project, +which has been revived. * https://celestia.space/ * https://github.com/CelestiaProject/Celestia -See also: `README-upstream`, README-upstream.md`. +See also: `README-upstream`, `README-upstream.md`. ## License/Copyright GPLv2+ Copyright © 2001-2021, Celestia Development Team +# Debian +Package was removed from Debian in the ancient days due to bitrot. +The upstream code has a new team and active development, using +recent libraries. The package can be built under Debian Ok, except +for the `data/` files. + +Debian upstream bug: + +* https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=809916 + +``` +Upstream has not produced any new releases in the last 4 years. In the +mean time, the package is accumulating bugs due to bitrot. It already +wasn't a trouble-free package, due to some quite important resources not +being DFSG compliant. +``` + +I do see some of the resources now are CC-by-SA 4.0, a license which +didn't exist when the Debian bug was created. So it may be that it +can be built happily without DFSG issues using new data files. + +Debian tracker link: + +* https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/celestia +