Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist
* Package name : usbmount Version : 0.0.5 Upstream Author : Martin Dickopp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://www.zero-based.org/debian/usbmount.html * License : GPL Description : Automatically mount and unmount USB mass storage devices This package exists already and is available at the upstream author's website (http://www.zero-based.org/debian). I will merely sponsor it. I am attaching below the recent post from Martin Dickopp in debian-devel as well as the reply from Martin Krafft regarding the inclusion of usbmount in Debian. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-686 Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) * Martin Dickopp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-03-07 20:34]: > Hello, > > I have written and packaged a script to automatically mount and unmount > USB mass storage devices (e.g. USB memory pens) when they are plugged in > or removed. The script is invoked by udev. > > To solicit opinions, I posted about it to debian-mentors list last > October: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2004/10/msg00308.html > > In the course of the discussion I got the impression that this way of > automatically (un)mounting USB devices was not percieved as a good idea. > In particular, it was pointed out that similar functionality can be > achieved with the pmount package. Therefore, I didn't try to find a > sponsor at that time. > > However, my package continued to remain useful for me despite the > existence of pmount, mainly because I don't use a desktop environment. > pmount develops its real power when used in combination with HAL. As a > standalone application, pmount requires the user to know the filename of > the device node, so IMHO it solves a different problem than my package. > For this reason, I have made the latter available as an unofficial > package from my webpage: > > http://www.zero-based.org/debian/usbmount.html > > Today, Rafael Laboissiere has contacted me with an offer to sponsor my > package. After having read the discussion on debian-mentors (of which > he had been unaware), he still agreed with me that my package could be > useful to users who don't use a desktop environment, and he suggested > that I ask other Debian developers for their opinion. > > So, the question is: Should usbmount be included in Debian? > > Thanks, > Martin > > > PS: Rafael has asked that all mails regarding this topic are CC'ed to > him, please. M-F-T header set accordingly. > > * martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-03-08 08:39]: > also sprach Martin Dickopp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.03.07.2034 +0100]: > > In the course of the discussion I got the impression that this way > > of automatically (un)mounting USB devices was not percieved as > > a good idea. > > Well, it can't be done... that's one thing. You can "remove > knowledge of the medium from the system once it has been pulled > out". You cannot unmount it because it will already be removed by > the time that udev or any other user-space/kernel-space tool learns > about this. This is a limitation of the USB port. The solution is to > mount it 'sync', then automatically unmounting could worl > > > However, my package continued to remain useful for me despite the > > existence of pmount, mainly because I don't use a desktop > > environment. pmount develops its real power when used in > > combination with HAL. As a standalone application, pmount requires > > the user to know the filename of the device node, so IMHO it > > solves a different problem than my package. > > You are using udev, so what's the big deal about having to know the > filename of the device node? Or is > /dev/little-green-usb-stick-with-red-flashing-light not good? > > Also see #286695. > > > So, the question is: Should usbmount be included in Debian? > > Since you and Rafael deem it useful, I guess that it should. I am > not opposed to the package at all. I just think that there are other > ways to do it. But that's just me. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]