Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name : woof Version : 20220202 Upstream Author : Simon Budig <si...@budig.de> * URL : http://www.home.unix-ag.org/simon/woof.html * License : GPL 2 or later Programming Lang: Python Description : share files through HTTP protocol
Woof used to be part of Debian, but was removed as part of Python 3 migration [1]. However, it has since been migrated to Python 3 upstream, so the removal reason no longer applies. The best alternative I've found available in Debian is filetea, but it does not seem to be actively maintained upstream. filetea is more featureful, but also "heavier" (needs a service, both parties have to use the web interface). So I prefer the simple and efficient Woof for my use cases and would like to see it reintroduced to Debian archive. I'm including the description of Woof package as previously used in Debian below as prompted by the RFP bug template. * * * Woof (Web Offer One File) is a tool to copy files among hosts. It can serve a specified file on HTTP, just for a given number of times, and then exits. It can be easily used to share files across the computers on a net, enough the other ends have just a browser (that means you can share things between different operating systems or different devices, even phones). [1] https://tracker.debian.org/news/1086863/woof-removed-from-testing/
