[Bug 502556] Review Request: lamson - A Python SMTP server

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--- Comment #2 from Silas Sewell <silas at sewell.ch>  2009-07-24 02:19:26 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> This seems to be an interesting project - nice to have it packaged for Fedora.
> I will look forward to play with it. I have looked briefly at the package.
> 
> Upstream tar contains GPLv3 LICENSE file. But PKG-INFO has "License: UNKNOWN"
> and I can't find any other references to what role the LICENSE file has - if it
> is GPLv3 only or if later versions also can be used. Why are you using the
> license tag GPLv3+? Anyway: Upstream should be asked to clarify the license.

The README specifies the license as GPLv3 and does not add the later clause. I
have removed the "+" from the spec.

> Upstream has released 0.9.3 - please base the package on that version. Or
> perhaps go directly to one of the 1.0 pre releases where the chances of getting
> changes upstreamed are bigger.

When I originally submitted this it was the latest package, I've updated to
1.0pre1.

> The package installs a python library and a management binary. I am not
> familiar with lamson (except for quick browsing through the fine
> documentation), but using Fedora terminology i would call it an mail
> application server framework. The application group you have chosen supports
> that. It can easily generate a mail server which can and should be customized,
> but that doesn't make it a mail server. It isn't a running server in which you
> can create mail applications, but it can create individual "servers" for each
> application. I suggest that you make that clearer in the description.

Updated summary and description.

> I would expect a mail server to be integrated with Fedora, with for example
> init.d script and logging to /var/log, and it should only require minimal
> configuration to get up and running. Obviously those who use lamson as a
> framework doesn't want that. But perhaps that could be placed in a subpackage?
> And perhaps a default mail server in an (other?) subpackage?
> 
> Perhaps the main package could contain an init.d scripts which starts the
> lamson servers listed in a sysconfig file?
> 
> I expect lamson mail servers to have issues with SElinux. Have you tried or any
> opinion on that? But again, as long as the lamson package is a framework and
> not a server then SElinux isn't its business...

Upstream recommends using another "dequeue server ... if you feel you need that
security", so I'm going to keep it in the current category for now.

http://lamsonproject.org/docs/faq.html

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