Bug#516881: nc6 -- TCP/IP swiss army knife with IPv6 support
Guillaume Delacour scrisse: > Hello, > > I think this is a good idea to drop the package since this tools does > not have so much release (i just see this after ITA it :s) > > After some investigations, i see that: > - nc.openbsd (netcat-openbsd package) have IPv6 and UDP support > - nc6 have many supports like bluetooth support [1] via L2CAP > protocol (yet used ?), buffer size, half-close, mtu and nru. I don't > know if these features are useful for actual users of nc6 [2] > - socat seems to have same features that nc.openbsd have (IPv6, > UDP, etc..) > > 1: nc6(1) > 2: http://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=nc6 > So the problem does not seems to be the IPv6 support but other > features of nc6... So, it looks like the original intent of ipv6-support is already there for alternatives, still nc6 has some interesting options. The optimum would be to port them to nc-openbsd/socat, so that nc6 will complete its scope. I'll try to get in touch with related upstream developer and ask them to cordinate the integration. I won't have time now to directly produce patches, so I hope someone can keep the job soon. In the meantime, nc6 could be kept in the archive as a pro-tempore solution, if you're still interested in it. Cheers, Luca -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Luca Bruno (kaeso) : :' : The Universal O.S.| lucab (AT) debian.org `. `'` | GPG Key ID: 3BFB9FB3 `- http://www.debian.org | Debian GNU/Linux Developer pgpOBQH2emR7A.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#516881: nc6 -- TCP/IP swiss army knife with IPv6 support
Hello, I think this is a good idea to drop the package since this tools does not have so much release (i just see this after ITA it :s) After some investigations, i see that: - nc.openbsd (netcat-openbsd package) have IPv6 and UDP support - nc6 have many supports like bluetooth support [1] via L2CAP protocol (yet used ?), buffer size, half-close, mtu and nru. I don't know if these features are useful for actual users of nc6 [2] - socat seems to have same features that nc.openbsd have (IPv6, UDP, etc..) 1: nc6(1) 2: http://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=nc6 So the problem does not seems to be the IPv6 support but other features of nc6... Le Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:38:09 +0100, Luca Bruno a écrit : > Hi Guillame, > what are the features strictly relevant to nc6 over other advanced > conections tools (eg. socat), to justify the existence of a separate > package? > If it only add ipv6 support and "an enhanced support for UDP", I would > really say that socat already does this (and much more!). > > Given that upstream seems dead and there's a great mess with various > netcat flavors, wouldn't be better to coordinate with other developers > to try porting the v6 patch to the mainstream flavors and drop this > package? > > Ciao, Luca > -- Guillaume Delacour signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#516881: nc6 -- TCP/IP swiss army knife with IPv6 support
Hi Guillame, what are the features strictly relevant to nc6 over other advanced conections tools (eg. socat), to justify the existence of a separate package? If it only add ipv6 support and "an enhanced support for UDP", I would really say that socat already does this (and much more!). Given that upstream seems dead and there's a great mess with various netcat flavors, wouldn't be better to coordinate with other developers to try porting the v6 patch to the mainstream flavors and drop this package? Ciao, Luca -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Luca Bruno (kaeso) : :' : The Universal O.S.| lucab (AT) debian.org `. `'` | GPG Key ID: 3BFB9FB3 `- http://www.debian.org | Debian GNU/Linux Developer pgpnJ1MHA8uBD.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#516881: nc6 -- TCP/IP swiss army knife with IPv6 support
As an IPv6 user, i wish to adopt this package (even if upstream have not release other versions last 3 year). -- Guillaume Delacour signature.asc Description: PGP signature
