This is something I use heavily and it's found a nice little place in my heart. If you'd be willing to help make sure I don't screw up, I'd be interested in doing packing work for wicd. On Oct 7, 2015 1:30 PM, "Axel Beckert" <a...@debian.org> wrote:
> Package: wnpp > Severity: normal > > Hi, > > TL;DR: wicd is a lightweight alternative to GNOME's Network Manager. > It is written in Python and offers commandline, curses and GTK user > interfaces. > > David Paleino (Cc'ed), original developer and current Debian package > maintainer of wicd stated multiple times[1][2] that he has no more > time to work on wicd. > > Upstream development already has been passed[1] over to new > developers. I asked in that thread if the new upstream developers > would also take over the packaging of wicd for Debian, but it has been > unanswered for more than one year now, though. > > wicd has seen two NMUs[3][4] in the past, both related to python-urwid > API changes. > > According to Gianfranco (Cc'ed), David said that "he would avoid > seeing the package die"[2]. And since the package received two NMUs > since the last maintainer upload in 2012, I think it's the best to > declare it as orphaned so that it's clear that someone who's > interested can take over the package. > > There's already some work done on the package at [5]. Any future > maintainer should base on that work. > > I'd be available for sponsoring wicd as I've done the first NMU and > sponsored the second. I may also join a dedicated team in case wicd > will be team-maintained in the future. That team would just need a > more python-savvy lead than me. > > [1] https://answers.launchpad.net/wicd/+question/227789 > [2] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=800693#71 > [3] https://packages.qa.debian.org/w/wicd/news/20130609T173413Z.html > [4] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=800693#56 > [5] https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/wicd.git > > Some more details about the source and binary packages: > > Source: wicd > Section: net > Priority: optional > Build-Depends: > debhelper (>= 7.2.3~) > , python (>= 2.6.6-3~) > Build-Depends-Indep: > po-debconf > , python-babel > , gettext > Standards-Version: 3.9.6 > Homepage: https://launchpad.net/wicd > Vcs-Browser: https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/wicd.git > Vcs-Git: git://anonscm.debian.org/collab-maint/wicd.git > > Package: wicd > Architecture: all > Depends: ${misc:Depends} > , wicd-daemon (= ${source:Version}) > , wicd-gtk (= ${source:Version}) | wicd-curses (= ${source:Version}) > | wicd-cli (= ${source:Version}) | wicd-client > Description: wired and wireless network manager - metapackage > Wicd is a general-purpose network configuration server which aims > to provide a simple but flexible interface for connecting to networks. > Its features include: > * wide variety of settings; > * ability to connect to (and maintain profiles for) both wired and > wireless networks; > * support for many encryption schemes, including WEP, WPA, WPA2 and > custom schemes; > * wireless-tools compatibility; > * tray icon showing network activity and signal strength; > * lack of GNOME dependencies (although it does require GTK+), making it > easy to use in Xfce, Fluxbox, Openbox, Enlightenment, etc. > . > This is a metapackage, it allows installation of all the components of > Wicd, including one of the clients, which must be manually chosen. > > Package: wicd-daemon > Architecture: all > Depends: > ${misc:Depends} > , ${python:Depends} > , python-dbus > , python-gobject > , dbus > , wpasupplicant > , wireless-tools > , dhcpcd | isc-dhcp-client | pump | udhcpc > , net-tools | ethtool > , net-tools | iproute2 > , adduser > , lsb-base (>= 3.2-13) > , psmisc > , iputils-ping | inetutils-ping > , python-wicd (= ${source:Version}) > Pre-Depends: debconf (>= 1.5.34) > Recommends: wicd-gtk (= ${source:Version}) | wicd-curses (= > ${source:Version}) | wicd-cli (= ${source:Version}) | wicd-client > , rfkill > Suggests: pm-utils > Breaks: wicd (<= 1.6.2.2-4) > Replaces: wicd (<= 1.6.2.2-4) > Description: wired and wireless network manager - daemon > Wicd is a general-purpose network configuration server which aims > to provide a simple but flexible interface for connecting to networks. > Its features include: > * wide variety of settings; > * ability to connect to (and maintain profiles for) both wired and > wireless networks; > * support for many encryption schemes, including WEP, WPA, WPA2 and > custom schemes; > * wireless-tools compatibility. > . > This package contains the daemon needed to run Wicd. > > Package: wicd-gtk > Architecture: all > Depends: > ${misc:Depends} > , ${python:Depends} > , python-gtk2 > , python-glade2 > , wicd-daemon (= ${source:Version}) > Recommends: > gksu > , python-notify > Provides: wicd-client > Breaks: wicd (<= 1.6.2.2-4) > Replaces: wicd (<= 1.6.2.2-4) > Description: wired and wireless network manager - GTK+ client > Wicd is a general-purpose network configuration server which aims > to provide a simple but flexible interface for connecting to networks. > Its features include: > * wide variety of settings; > * ability to connect to (and maintain profiles for) both wired and > wireless networks; > * support for many encryption schemes, including WEP, WPA, WPA2 and > custom schemes; > * wireless-tools compatibility. > . > This package provides the GTK+ client, which has no GNOME dependencies, > making it easy to use in Xfce, Fluxbox, Openbox, Enlightenment, ... > It also supports a tray icon showing network activity and signal > strength. > > Package: wicd-curses > Architecture: all > Depends: > ${misc:Depends} > , ${python:Depends} > , python-urwid (>= 1.1) > , wicd-daemon (= ${source:Version}) > Recommends: sudo > Provides: wicd-client > Breaks: wicd (<= 1.6.2.2-4) > Replaces: wicd (<= 1.6.2.2-4) > Description: wired and wireless network manager - Curses client > Wicd is a general-purpose network configuration server which aims > to provide a simple but flexible interface for connecting to networks. > Its features include: > * wide variety of settings; > * ability to connect to (and maintain profiles for) both wired and > wireless networks; > * support for many encryption schemes, including WEP, WPA, WPA2 and > custom schemes; > * wireless-tools compatibility. > . > This package provides the Curses/Urwid client, which is the client > of choice in environments without X server. > > Package: wicd-cli > Architecture: all > Depends: > ${misc:Depends} > , ${python:Depends} > , wicd-daemon (= ${source:Version}) > Recommends: sudo > Provides: wicd-client > Breaks: wicd (<< 1.7.0~a3) > Replaces: wicd (<< 1.7.0~a3) > Description: wired and wireless network manager - scriptable console > client > Wicd is a general-purpose network configuration server which aims > to provide a simple but flexible interface for connecting to networks. > Its features include: > * wide variety of settings; > * ability to connect to (and maintain profiles for) both wired and > wireless networks; > * support for many encryption schemes, including WEP, WPA, WPA2 and > custom schemes; > * wireless-tools compatibility. > . > This package provides a scriptable console client. > > Package: python-wicd > Architecture: all > Section: python > Depends: > ${misc:Depends} > , ${python:Depends} > Breaks: wicd (<< 1.7.0~a3) > Replaces: wicd (<< 1.7.0~a3) > Description: wired and wireless network manager - Python module > Wicd is a general-purpose network configuration server which aims > to provide a simple but flexible interface for connecting to networks. > Its features include: > * wide variety of settings; > * ability to connect to (and maintain profiles for) both wired and > wireless networks; > * support for many encryption schemes, including WEP, WPA, WPA2 and > custom schemes; > * wireless-tools compatibility. > . > This package provides the Python module used by Wicd. > > Regards, Axel > -- > ,''`. | Axel Beckert <a...@debian.org>, http://people.debian.org/~abe/ > : :' : | Debian Developer, ftp.ch.debian.org Admin > `. `' | 4096R: 2517 B724 C5F6 CA99 5329 6E61 2FF9 CD59 6126 16B5 > `- | 1024D: F067 EA27 26B9 C3FC 1486 202E C09E 1D89 9593 0EDE > >
