RFS: twms -- tiny web map service
Hello. Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "twms". * Package name: twms Version : 0.01q-1 Upstream Author : Darafei Praliaskouski * URL : http://code.google.com/p/twms * License : GPL-3+ Section : science It builds these binary packages: twms - tiny WMS service The package appears to be lintian clean. The upload would fix these bugs: 587522 I want this package in Debian, and I want to maintain it because many people (including me) use this quite often, as tWMS is useful enough. Also, I know author personally, so it's easy for me to contact upstream. The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/t/twms - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/t/twms/twms_0.01q-1.dsc I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Thank you very much. -- WBR, Andrew signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
RFS: twms -- tiny web map service
Hello. Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "twms". * Package name: twms Version : 0.01q-1 Upstream Author : Darafei Praliaskouski * URL : http://code.google.com/p/twms * License : GPL-3+ Section : science It builds these binary packages: twms - tiny web map service The package appears to be lintian clean. The upload would fix these bugs: 587522 I want this package in Debian, and I want to maintain it because many people (including me) use this quite often, as tWMS is useful enough. tWMS is most used as a caching proxy for WMS and TMS services. Most typical its usage is as follows: - Yahoo! aerial imagery is provided as a JavaScripted web service, not as WMS - JOSM, the Java OpenStreetMap editor, uses WMS - local tWMS instance can fetch imagery from Yahoo! and provide it as WMS The package is quite popular in the OpenStreetMap community. Also, I know author personally, so it's easy for me to contact upstream. The package can be found on alioth.debian.org: - Mercurial repository: http://hg.debian.org/hg/collab-maint/twms/ mentors.debian.net: - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/t/twms - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/t/twms/twms_0.01q-1.dsc I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Thank you very much. -- WBR, Andrew signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: RFS: twms -- tiny web map service
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 09:55:30AM +0300, Andrew O. Shadoura wrote: > It builds these binary packages: > twms - tiny WMS service What is a "web map service"? -- Jonathan Wiltshire 4096R: 0xD3524C51 / 0A55 B7C5 1223 3942 86EC 74C3 5394 479D D352 4C51 signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: RFS: twms -- tiny web map service
On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:50:20 +0100, Jonathan Wiltshire wrote: > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 09:55:30AM +0300, Andrew O. Shadoura wrote: > > It builds these binary packages: > > twms - tiny WMS service > > What is a "web map service"? It's a common technology used in the GIS world -- it lets you download georeferenced images from a server given coordinates, image format and other parameters. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Map_Service . I don't believe the acronym should be expanded, since it's a very technical package, not for the everyday-user. David -- . ''`. Debian developer | http://wiki.debian.org/DavidPaleino : :' : Linuxer #334216 --|-- http://www.hanskalabs.net/ `. `'` GPG: 1392B174 | http://deb.li/dapal `- 2BAB C625 4E66 E7B8 450A C3E1 E6AA 9017 1392 B174 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: RFS: twms -- tiny web map service
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 10:25:53AM +0200, David Paleino wrote: > On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:50:20 +0100, Jonathan Wiltshire wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 09:55:30AM +0300, Andrew O. Shadoura wrote: > > > It builds these binary packages: > > > twms - tiny WMS service > > > > What is a "web map service"? > > It's a common technology used in the GIS world -- it lets you download > georeferenced images from a server given coordinates, image format and other > parameters. > > See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Map_Service . > > I don't believe the acronym should be expanded, since it's a very technical > package, not for the everyday-user. On the contrary, it should definitely be expanded -- you're not exactly desperate for space in your short description, and if someone searches for "web map service" instead of "WMS", this way you'll catch their search. - Matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100630090333.gd19...@hezmatt.org
