Software without tarballs (SVN or CVS only)

[Trever L. Adams]

Is it acceptable to package (officially) projects that do not release 
tarballs, but can be downloaded via SVN or CVS and tarballed from there?

I have two packages in mind, one of which I have packaged, but not 
tested, the other I used a few years ago and would like to package.

These are PyKota and DSPAM. DSPAM may eventually release a tarball, but 
currently has not done so since the project being sold. Both are FOSS 
according to Fedora guidelines.

If these are acceptable, once I have tested them a bit, would anyone 
mind sponsoring me and helping me get started?

I had mentioned bedework before (bedework.org). Currently, I do not know 
enough about java building to make a package work. Also, the tarball 
situation would be similar due to them also shipping the binaries and 
several Fedora included packages in the tarball.

Thank you,
Trever Adams

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