Bug#567142: O: libqwt
Package: wnpp Severity: normal Orphaning libqwt (version 4) as I no longer have an interest in packaging it. Version 5 already exists as a separate package in the archive. The only remaining dependency on this library is fslview. Ideally fslview could be updated to use qwt5, in which case this older qwt could be removed from the archive. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#567142: O: libqwt
Michael Hanke writes: > On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 01:03:17PM -0500, Michael Hanke wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 08:54:21AM -0800, Brian Nelson wrote: >> > Package: wnpp >> > Severity: normal >> > >> > Orphaning libqwt (version 4) as I no longer have an interest in >> > packaging it. Version 5 already exists as a separate package in the >> > archive. >> > >> > The only remaining dependency on this library is fslview. Ideally >> > fslview could be updated to use qwt5, in which case this older qwt could >> > be removed from the archive. >> >> I will check whether fslview would work with qwt5, and report here. > > I tried simply rebuilding it, but it doesn't work. I started composing a > patch, but the changes are numerous, so I postponed that for now. > Instead, I dropped upstream a note, asking about a possible port to > qwt5. In the meantime, you may wish to adopt Qwt4. ;) -- Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#604557: RFS: aspell-id
Jonathan Nieder writes: > Hi, > > Mahyuddin Susanto wrote: > >> * URL : ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/dict/id > [...] >> - dget >> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/a/aspell-id/aspell-id_0.1-2.dsc > > The .orig.tar.gz seems to be a git clone of > , though the files match > aspell5-id-1.2-0.tar.bz2. I would suggest: > > - setting the version number in debian/changelog based on the > upstream version: > > aspell-id (1.2-0-1) unstable; urgency=low > > * Initial package for Debian (Closes: #604557). * Add simple > rules file (using cdbs, based on such-and-such > documentation), a control file describing the binary package, > and an appropriate compat file. > >-- Mahyuddin Susanto ... whenever ... > > - putting a copy of aspell5-id-1.2-0.tar.bz2 named > aspell-id_1.2-0.orig.tar.bz2 in the parent directory to your build > dir when building the package. > > Perhaps this package should Provides: aspell-dictionary? Brian Nelson > might have more advice; cc-ing him. Yes, aspell dictionary packages should Provides: aspell-dictionary. The dictionary packaging otherwise looks OK with a very quick glance. -- Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/871v6ao843@bignachos.net
Bug#199771: O: ace -- Adaptive Communication Environment
retitle 199771 ITA: ace -- An Object-Oriented Network Programming Toolkit in C++ Ossama Othman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: ace > Version: unavailable; reported 2003-07-02 > Severity: normal > > I no longer have time to maintain the Debian ACE packages. Would > somebody please adopt them. I'm interested in adopting ACE, but I don't have a whole lot of experience developing with it. I'd be happy to accept a co-maintenance situation with it if anyone else is interested. -- Poems... always a sign of pretentious inner turmoil. pgpAdeFV0uYSS.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#203498: ITP: decss -- utility for stripping CSS tags from an HTML page.
Keith Dunwoody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Chad Walstrom wrote: >> On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 03:52:51PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>>Package: wnpp >>>Version: unavailable; reported 2003-07-30 >>>Severity: wishlist >>> >>>* Package name: decss >> Like that won't be a confusing package name. ;-p >> > > If you read the website, that was the point ;) The website also says: "I wrote a small utility called "DeCSS" that strips Cascading Style Sheet tags from an HTML document. Yes, agreed, that's pretty much USELESS, but what the fuck. Maybe somebody wants to do that." Why the hell should this be packaged for Debian? -- I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. pgprhnC9JN2Tj.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#335790: O: sysv-rc-conf -- SysV init runlevel configuration tool for the terminal
Joerg Jaspert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Orphaning this package now - the maintainer has no time to work on it > and agreed to the orphaning. If you want it: Fix the bugs, change > maintainer, upload a new version. Note that the previous maintainer was also upstream for the package... -- Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#159892: ITP: vux -- a rating-based ogg and mp3 player
Package: wnpp Version: N/A; reported 2002-09-06 Severity: wishlist * Package name: vux Version : 0.1.0 Upstream Author : Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : * License : GPL-2 Description : a rating-based ogg and mp3 player vux is an ogg and mp3 utility that plays songs according to a rating system designed to keep track of user listening habits. It does this by making play choices based on a rating system with thresholds that change as the overall ratings change. The thresholds are based on average rating and standard deviation. Ratings increase when you play complete songs and decrease when you skip them. The ratings scorefile is plain text for manual editing. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux ape.shithole.org 2.4.19 #1 Sat Aug 3 12:08:00 EDT 2002 i586 Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US -- no debconf information
Bug#160179: ITP: scoop -- web-based collaborative media application
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: scoop Version : 0.8.1 Upstream Author : Rusty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://scoop.kuro5hin.org/ * License : GPL Description : web-based collaborative media application
Bug#165973: ITP: libtext-aspell-perl -- Perl interface to the GNU Aspell library
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: libtext-aspell-perl Version : 0.02 Upstream Author : Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://search.cpan.org/author/HANK/Text-Aspell/ * License : Artistic Description : Perl interface to the GNU Aspell library This module provides a Perl interface to the GNU Aspell library. The GNU Aspell library provides access to system spelling libraries, including a spell checker. This module is to meet the need of looking up many words, one at a time, in a single session. . This is a perl xs interface which should provide good performance compared to forking the aspell program for every word. . For example, a tiny run of about 400 word lookups resulted in: . aspell-fast: 18.44 seconds pspell-fast: 0.63 seconds -- People said I was dumb, but I proved them!
Bug#165975: ITP: libclass-singleton-perl -- Implementation of a "Singleton" class
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: libclass-singleton-perl Version : 1.03 Upstream Author : Andy Wardley, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://search.cpan.org/author/ABW/Class-Singleton-1.03/ * License : Artistic Description : Implementation of a "Singleton" class This is the Class::Singleton module. A Singleton describes an object class that can have only one instance in any system. An example of a Singleton might be a print spooler or system registry. This module implements a Singleton class from which other classes can be derived. By itself, the Class::Singleton module does very little other than manage the instantiation of a single object. In deriving a class from Class::Singleton, your module will inherit the Singleton instantiation method and can implement whatever specific functionality is required. . For a description and discussion of the Singleton class, see "Design Patterns", Gamma et al, Addison-Wesley, 1995, ISBN 0-201-63361-2. -- People said I was dumb, but I proved them!
Bug#167488: RFP: pornview -- GTK+-based image viewer/manager
retitle 167488 ITP: pornview -- GTK+-based image viewer/manager thanks Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: wnpp > Version: unavailable; reported 2002-11-02 > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name: pornview > Version : 0.1.0 > Upstream Author : "trem0r" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://pornview.sourceforge.net/ > * License : GPL > Description : GTK+-based image viewer/manager > > PornView is a GTK+-based image viewer/manager. Features include > thumbnail previews, thumbnail caching, directory tree views, and > adjustable zoom. Fullscreen view and slideshows allow for basic > presentation of images. I think I have to package this on principle alone. :) -- People said I was dumb, but I proved them!
Bug#167488: RFP: pornview -- GTK+-based image viewer/manager
Well, I'm having trouble finding a sponsor for this package. In the meantime, you can find it packaged here: http://bignachos.com/~nelson/debian/ -- People said I was dumb, but I proved them!
Bug#168547: ITP: aspell-sv -- The Swedish dictionary for aspell.
Erik Rigtorp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: wnpp > Version: unavailable; reported 2002-11-10 > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name: aspell-sv > Version : 1.3.8 > Upstream Author : SSLUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://erkki.g0ds.org/files/debian/ > * License : GPL > Description : The Swedish dictionary for aspell. > > This is the Swedish dictionaries, to be used with aspell > to check and correct spelling in Swedish texts. If you want to package this for aspell (>> 0.50), you may want to use the aspell packages found here: http://bignachos.com/~nelson/debian/ These packages should (hopefully) be uploaded to Debian in the next couple of days. -- People said I was dumb, but I proved them! pgpxBHfZZKG1x.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#168329: Oh, that's me
retitle 168329 ITA: qtella -- Gnutella client thanks Doh, didn't realize this was already orphaned. I'm the Brian who's supposed to adopt this. -- People said I was dumb, but I proved them! pgp6vjV1BoMJG.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#169655: ITP: libcrypt-unixcrypt-perl -- perl-only implementation of the crypt(3) function
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: libcrypt-unixcrypt-perl Version : 1.0 Upstream Author : Martin Vorlaender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://search.cpan.org/author/MVORL/Crypt-UnixCrypt-1.0/UnixCrypt.pm * License : Artistic Description : perl-only implementation of the crypt(3) function Crypt::UnixCrypt is a portable implementation of the Unix library function crypt(). It is especially useful on systems whose perl does not implement the built-in crypt() function. This module won't overload a built-in crypt() unless forced by a true value of the variable $Crypt::UnixCrypt::OVERRIDE_BUILTIN. -- People said I was dumb, but I proved them!
Bug#149568: transcode debian package
Martin Waitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > hi :) > > i just build a rough transcode.deb as i need to convert some video. > are you still working on this or should i upload my version > after some cleanup? Christian Marillat has maintained a transcode deb on his personal site (http://marillat.free.fr) for quite some time now. However, it is not in Debian because the codecs it uses are not DFSG-compliant. -- Curse my natural showmanship! pgp6In0imURxU.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#130267: ITA: aspell-pt
retitle 130267 ITA: aspell-pt -- Portuguese dictionary for aspell thanks I'll take this over for now, even though I don't speak a lick of Portuguese.
Bug#177931: ITP: aspell-br -- The Breton dictionary for GNU Aspell
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: aspell-br Version : 0.50-2 Upstream Author : Thierry Vignaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://aspell.net * License : GPL Description : The Breton dictionary for GNU Aspell
Bug#177984: ITP: aspell-cy -- The Welsh dictionary for GNU Aspell
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: aspell-cy Version : 0.50-3 Upstream Author : Jim Killock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://aspell.net/ * License : GPL Description : The Welsh dictionary for GNU Aspell
Bug#177986: ITP: aspell-el -- The Greek dictionary for GNU Aspell
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: aspell-el Version : 0.50-3 Upstream Author : Evripidis Papakostas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://aspell.net/ * License : GPL Description : The Greek dictionary for GNU Aspell
Bug#130267: ITA: aspell-pt -- Portuguese dictionary for aspell
Bruno David Simões Rodrigues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'd like to adopt this package if Nelson allows me to. > > I'm from Portugal. Sure, if you want it, go ahead and take it. Just make sure you update it to work with the new Aspell. It may be useful to use the aspell-en package as a reference. -- My secret to happiness... is that I have a heart of a 12-year-old boy. It's over here in a jar. Would you like to see it? pgpNdX8gKGHa1.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#178319: ITP: aspell-sk -- The Slovak dictionary for GNU Aspell
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: aspell-sk Version : 0.50-2 Upstream Author : Zdenko Podobný * URL : http://aspell.net/ * License : GPL Description : The Slovak dictionary for GNU Aspell
Bug#178321: ITP: aspell-uk -- The Ukrainian dictionary for GNU Aspell
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: aspell-uk Version : 0.50-3 Upstream Author : Ukrainian Ispell Dictionary Development Team <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://aspell.net/ * License : GPL/LGPL Description : The Ukrainian dictionary for GNU Aspell This dictionary is duelly licensed under the GPL/LGPL: This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License or GNU Lesser General Public Licenseas published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the Licenses, or (at your option) any later version.
Bug#178559: ITP: kuake -- Console which looks like Quake game console.
Jean-Michel Kelbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: wnpp > Version: unavailable; reported 2003-01-26 > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name: kuake > Version : 0.2.1 > Upstream Author : Martin Galpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://www.nemohackers.org/index.php?p=kuake > * License : GPL > Description : Console which looks like Quake game console. > > Kuake is a konsole application for the KDE desktop which follows the > look and feel of that in the Quake engine. It has good integration with > the KDE desktop meaning it's very possible to use on a regular basis. I think this description is too vague. I had to go to that URL and look at the screenshots in order to figure out what kuake actually does. Perhaps it would be more clear if you described the functionality (a drop-down, translucent konsole window integrated with KDE...), followed by something like "which mimics the Quake engine's console" (for those who are familiar with Quake). -- My secret to happiness... is that I have a heart of a 12-year-old boy. It's over here in a jar. Would you like to see it? pgppzwhGV2VCa.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#178321: ITP: aspell-uk -- The Ukrainian dictionary for GNU Aspell
Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, Jan 25, 2003 at 08:31:25PM +, James Troup wrote: > >> > Having twenty packages named using a standard aspell-, and one >> > package named 'aspell-' seems more confusing to me, particularly >> > if you're a user who *needs* the package in question and >> > consequently are likely to know what the language code is. > >> Again it's not about vs ; I don't care what is used in place >> of "uk" as long as it's not "uk". What exactly is wrong with "ukr" >> for instance? > > Selectively using the three-letter language code is less consistent, but > this seems a reasonable concession to clarity. Sure, works for me... -- My secret to happiness... is that I have a heart of a 12-year-old boy. It's over here in a jar. Would you like to see it? pgpJpj6HmjTL5.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#182086: RFP: prefbar -- Preferences Toolbar for Mozilla
Luke Reeves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Version : x.y.z > Upstream Author : Name <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://www.some.org/ > * License : (GPL, LGPL, BSD, MIT/X, etc.) Fill in these fields with real info, please. -- On a scale of 1 to 10? It sucked.
Bug#185647: O: qtella -- A gnutella client based on Qt
Package: wnpp Severity: normal I'm orphaning qtella for the following reasons: * Upstream's code is buggy as hell. * The new interface *sucks*. * Upstream is unresponsive and never fixes reported bugs. * The packages it depends on have repeatedly broken qtella so it constantly has to be rebuilt. * gtk-gnutella is far better. In summary, it's just not a fun package to maintain. My final upload will be made shortly (and will likely be stuck in NEW for a while). -- I had no feelings about it. It was aloof and licked itself too much. Like my cat Mr. Trotsky.
Bug#186241: ITP: libxfce4util -- Utils library for Xfce4 Desktop Environment
Martin Loschwitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: wnpp > Version: unavailable; reported 2003-03-25 > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name: libxfce4util > Version : 0.0.0+cvs.20030324 > Upstream Author : Olivier Fourdan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> among others > * URL : http://www.xfce.org/ > * License : GPL > Description : Utils library for Xfce4 Desktop Environment > > This package contains libxfce4util, a library that provides > basic utility functions for the Xfce4 Desktop Environment. > Since nearly all Xfce4 applications depend on it, you have > to install it if you intend to run and of these programs. ^^^ any Just in case you're using the same description in debian/control... -- I had no feelings about it. It was aloof and licked itself too much. Like my cat Mr. Trotsky.
Bug#187388: ITP: kgpg -- GnuPG frontend for KDE
Mike Hommey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: wnpp > Version: unavailable; reported 2003-04-03 > Severity: wishlist > > > * Package name: kgpg > Version : 1.0.0 > Upstream Author : y0k0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://devel-home.kde.org/~kgpg/ > * License : GPL2 > Description : GnuPG frontend for KDE > > Kgpg is a frontend for GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG). It provides file > encryption, file decryption and key management. This is already packaged and available here: http://devel-home.kde.org/~nolden/kde I'm not sure why it hasn't been uploaded to unstable yet, but you should consult with Ralf before doing so. -- I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
Bug#188249: ITP: bbappconf -- Configuration tool for Blackbox application windows
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: bbappconf Version : 0.0.2 Upstream Author : John Kennis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL or Web page : http://bbtools.windsofstorm.net/available.phtml#bbappconf * License : GPL Description : Configuration tool for Blackbox application windows bbappconf makes it possible to set some options for the windows the blackbox window manager opens, such as: - workspace on which they should appear - titlebar display (visible or hidden) - stickiness - position and size of windows -- I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
Bug#188249: ITP: bbappconf -- Configuration tool for Blackbox application windows
Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This program is about to be obsolete. Blackbox 0.70 (in cvs) no longer uses > the communication protocol used by 0.65.0 and this program. bbappconf is > being completely rebuilt and redesigned. So just this version (0.0.2) is about to be obsolete, not the program itself? -- I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
Bug#295430: ITP: cpufrequtils -- Tools to access to the Linux kernel cpufreq subsystem
On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 08:16:45PM +0100, Javier Setoain wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: Javier Setoain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > * Package name: cpufrequtils > Version : 0.2-pre1 > Upstream Author : Dominik Brodowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://www.example.org/ > * License : GPL > Description : Tools to access the Linux kernel cpufreq subsystem http://bugs.debian.org/278767 http://qa.debian.org/~anibal/debian-NEW.html Already ITP'd and uploaded, currently waiting in the NEW queue. -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#295430: ITP: cpufrequtils -- Tools to access to the Linux kernel cpufreq subsystem
On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 02:24:34PM +0100, Daniel Baumann wrote: > Javier Setoain wrote: > >* Package name: cpufrequtils > > Version : 0.2-pre1 > > Upstream Author : Dominik Brodowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >* URL : http://www.example.org/ > >* License : GPL > > Description : Tools to access the Linux kernel cpufreq subsystem > > I did a package already since the original holder of the ITP didn't > respond to several pings. Well, you didn't send the mail to the submitter (only to [EMAIL PROTECTED], which doesn't go to the submitter--you need to Cc him manually), so he probably never saw it... -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#287987: gnupod-tools ITA
Hi Alexander, Do you still plan to adopt this? I've actually been maintaining packages of newer upstream gnupod-tools locally for several months now since the 0.94 version in Debian didn't work at all for me. I'd be happy to take over as maintainer. -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#301754: O: scoop
Package: wnpp Severity: normal I'm orphaning this package since I no longer use it. Also, as a complicated web app, I'm not even convinced it should be packaged. Given that scoop does not exist in stable and has a low popcon ranking, I have no qualms with removing it completely from the archive. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.11.3 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#301762: O: bbappconf -- Configuration tool for Blackbox application windows
Package: wnpp Severity: normal I intend to orphan the bbappconf package so I no longer use blackbox, and thus have no need for this package. The package description is: bbappconf makes it possible to set some options for the windows the blackbox window manager opens, such as: - workspace on which they should appear - titlebar display (visible or hidden) - stickiness - position and size of windows . Homepage: http://bbtools.windsofstorm.net/available.phtml#bbappconf -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.11.3 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#302283: ITP: sleepshell -- Sleep dummy shell
On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 10:19:12PM -0300, Leonardo Serra wrote: > Package name: sleepshell > Version : 0.0.1-1 > Upstream Author : Leonardo Serra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > URL : http://www.mariovaldez.net/software/sleepshell/ > License : GPL > Description : Sleep dummy shell > > This is a simple do-nothing, sleep-forever program that > can be used as a login shell to keep the connection open > but without interactive shell. > You can use it to create SSH accounts for users who will > only use them for SSH-tunneling; to create an encrypted > tunnel to your servers. Does Debian really need a package for a trivial <10 line C program? -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#306694: ITP: qt-x11-opensource -- Qt 4 cross-platform C++ application framework
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: qt-x11-opensource Version : 4.0 beta 2 Upstream Author : Trolltech AS * URL or Web page : http://www.trolltech.com * License : Dual GPL/QPL Description : Qt 4 cross-platform C++ application framework Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt's primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality. Qt 4 is the next major revision of Qt, currently planned for a late Q2 release. Preliminary packaging is available here: http://people.debian.org/~pyro/experimental/ I would like to group-maintain this package and have set the maintainer to "Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers " in the preliminary packages. Please let me know if this is inappropriate for whatever reason. I plan to maintain the packaging in a distributed version control system, once I figure out which of the 20 or so is the most practical. -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#306694: ITP: qt-x11-opensource -- Qt 4 cross-platform C++ application framework
On Wed, Apr 27, 2005 at 11:10:44PM -0500, Peter Samuelson wrote: > > [Brian Nelson] > > * Package name: qt-x11-opensource > > Version : 4.0 beta 2 > > Upstream Author : Trolltech AS > > Is there some reason for the "-opensource" in the name? It's the upstream name. For whatever reason, Trolltech has chosen different names for each major release: Qt1: qt Qt2: qt-x11 Qt3: qt-x11-free Qt4: qt-x11-opensource Qt5 will probably be qt-x11-foss or qt-x11-freeasinspeech or something equally annoying. > That's a pretty redundant designation for something in Debian main, > don't you think? I'd probably go with "qt4" or "libqt4" or "qt4-x11" > for the source package name. I was thinking about naming it qt4-x11, but I'm not sure it's worth deviating from upstream. -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#306694: ITP: qt-x11-opensource -- Qt 4 cross-platform C++ application framework
On Wed, Apr 27, 2005 at 10:38:57PM -0400, Josh Metzler wrote: > On Wednesday 27 April 2005 10:09 pm, Brian Nelson wrote: > > I would like to group-maintain this package and have set the maintainer > > to "Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers " in the > > preliminary packages. Please let me know if this is inappropriate for > > whatever reason. > > I had assumed that Martin Loschwitz would maintain QT4 packages, since he is > the maintainer of the QT3 packages. As far as I know, he has never > publicly stated such an intention, but it seems to me that you should at > least ask him about it. I CC'd [EMAIL PROTECTED] which I presume he reads. He's certainly welcome to help co-maintain it. -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#306694: ITP: qt-x11-opensource -- Qt 4 cross-platform C++ application framework
On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 11:23:04PM +0200, Adeodato Simó wrote: > * Brian Nelson [Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:09:01 -0700]: [...] > > I plan to maintain the packaging in a distributed version control > > system, once I figure out which of the 20 or so is the most practical. > > OK. If you finally choose Subversion, you may want to use the existing > repository for the Alioth pkg-kde project. But please feel free to use > whichever you prefer. I'm already using a local subversion repository, so I'd be comfortable with that. It's not the best for distributed development, but if it's already in use for the KDE packages, it would probably make the most sense to stick with it. > We will be glad to cooperate more closely. Thanks & good luck, > > > P.S.: Will you change the name of the source package to qt4-x11? Yep, that's the plan. -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#190188: RFS: bbppp -- PPP tool for the blackbox window manager
Florian Ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > well, OK, I take it nobody is interested in this package at all, as I > haven't even recieved negative response so far... ;) > > I'll continue to maintain my version of the package until someone > steps forward I can hand it over to who has / doesn't need a sponsor. I can sponsor you I guess, but I don't have a PPP link on which to test it. I'd have to take your word on it that it works. > All the files can be found at > http://ernst.uni-hd.de/debian/bbppp > > Additionally in one week from now I will file a RFS on > http://www.internatif.org/bortzmeyer/debian/sponsor/ > so this package doesn't get lost in the list archives. > > Just drop me a mail if you want further comments... I have a couple comments: * The patch that changes 0's to NULL's is pointless. In C++, NULL is just "#define NULL 0". * The xlibs-dev build dependency is obsolete: Package: xlibs-dev [...] Description: X Window System client library development files pseudopackage This package smooths upgrades from Debian 3.0 by depending on libice-dev, libsm-dev, libx11-dev, libxext-dev, libxi-dev, libxmu-dev, libxmuu-dev, libxp-dev, libxpm-dev, libxrandr-dev, libxt-dev, libxtrap-dev, libxtst-dev, libxv-dev, pm-dev, x-dev, and xlibs-static-dev. This pseudopackage is only depended upon by packages that haven't yet corrected their dependencies to reflect the new library arrangement. -- Don't worry, it's *in*-flammable. pgpsiQZ1nEz7b.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#237736: ITP: aspell-ga -- Irish (Gaeilge) dictionary for GNU Aspell
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: aspell-ga Version : 0.50-4 Upstream Author : Kevin P. Scannell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL or Web page : http://borel.slu.edu/ispell/index.html * License : GPL Description : Irish (Gaeilge) dictionary for GNU Aspell This package contains all the required files to add support for Gaelic language to the GNU Aspell spell checker.
Bug#237738: ITP: aspell-is -- Icelandic dictionary for GNU Aspell
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: aspell-is Version : 0.51-1 Upstream Author : The University of Iceland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL or Web page : http://helgafell.rhi.hi.is/pub/aspell-is * License : GPL Description : Icelandic dictionary for GNU Aspell This package contains all the required files to add support for the Icelandic language to the GNU Aspell spell checker.
Bug#239092: ITP: mozilla-thunderbird-locale-uk -- Mozilla Thunderbird Ukrainian Language/Region Package
Eugeniy Meshcheryakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Package name: mozilla-thunderbird-locale-uk It may be better to name it "-ukr" to make it more clear it's for Ukrainian, not UK English or some such. I was asked to do this for aspell-ukr. -- You win again, gravity!
Bug#306694: Qt4
On Mon, Jul 04, 2005 at 02:09:02PM -0400, Josh Metzler wrote: > On Monday 04 July 2005 09:04 am, Mattias Nordstrom wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Is there an easy way to install Qt4 on Debian in parallell with Qt3? > > Does anyone provide experimental packages that wouldn't replace the > > default Qt installation (Qt3)? > > Brian Nelson filed an ITP (bug #306694, CCed) for qt4 a while ago, and has > experimental packages up at http://people.debian.org/~pyro/experimental/ , > but they seem to still be debs of beta2. > > Any progress on the ITP now that qt4 has been released? I have some debs of 4.0.0 built but I need to test them. I think they're kinda broken because some stuff has moved around and changed since beta2. Hopefully I'll have something usable and ready to upload later on today. -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#316934: O: pornview -- Image and movie viewer/manager
Package: wnpp Severity: normal Upstream for this package disappeared years ago and the program is moderately broken, so orphaning... -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#316936: O: libcrypt-unixcrypt-perl -- Perl-only implementation of the crypt(3) function
Package: wnpp Severity: normal I originally packaged this because scoop required it. However, since I orphaned scoop, I no longer have a need for this. Anyone adopting scoop should adopt this as well. -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#316938: O: mysql-navigator -- GUI client program for MySQL database server
Package: wnpp Severity: normal Description: GUI client program for MySQL database server MySQL Navigator is a MySQL database server GUI client program. The purpose of MySQL Navigator is to provide a useful client interface to MySQL database servers, whilst supporting multiple operating systems and languages. You can currently import/export database, enter queries, get result sets, edit scripts, run scripts, add, alter, and delete users, and retrieve client and server information. . Homepage: http://sql.kldp.org/mysql/ I find myself rarely using this package, and upstream disappeared some time ago. So, orphaning... -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#316934: Pornview Alioth project
Ah, I forgot to mention there's also a mostly unused alioth project setup for pornview: https://alioth.debian.org/projects/pornview/ -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#326173: RFH: php-pspell
On Fri, Sep 02, 2005 at 07:32:57AM +, OndÅ?ej SurÃœ wrote: > there was three request to enable *spell extensions in php4/5 packages. > Currently nobody from PHP maintainers team wants to add more burden on > his shoulders, hence I request help from our fellow debian developers > to package pspell and aspell extensions as separate packages using > php4-dev and php5-dev. It should be easy to do so. If you want to help > please contact us on [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailling list. > (Even sponsored packages would be welcomed). AFAIK, the php aspell extension requires a ridiculously old version of aspell, so it doesn't make sense to package it at all... -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#292479: ITP: kernel-patch-swsusp2 -- software suspend 2 for linux kernel patch
On Thu, Jan 27, 2005 at 10:20:05AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > > @Bernard, I intend to package swsusp2 for Debian, just letting you > know... > > * Package name: kernel-patch-swsusp2 > Version : 2.1.5.15 > Upstream Author : Bernard Blackham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Isn't Nigel Cunningham the primary author? Also, Bernard is in the NM queue, though he's been on hold for quite a while... -- Society is never going to make any progress until we all learn to pretend to like each other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
