>On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 05:41:01PM +0200, Sander Devrieze wrote: >> Package: jabber >> Version: 1.4.3-3 >> Severity: important >> >> I just discovered the Debian package with the name "jabber". I don't >> understand how Debian can put Jabber into a package. Also the package >> description do not match the description about what Jabber is on >> www.jabber.org: "Under the hood, Jabber is a set of streaming XML protocols >> and technologies that enable any two entities on the Internet to exchange >> messages, presence, and other structured information in close to real >> time." >> >> I start to understand why people on the mailinglists of Jabber and ejabberd >> always talk about "jabber" when they mean "jabberd".... :-s >> >> So, please change the name of the package to "jabberd" (jabber<>jabberd!!) >> Jame....ooops, that should be "James" isn't it? ;-) > > The package was originally created for Debian as jabber. There is no > need to change the package name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabber "Jabber is an open, XML-based protocol for instant messaging and presence. Jabber-based software is deployed on thousands of servers across the internet and is used by over ten million people worldwide, according to the Jabber Software Foundation: [1]." (first paragraph) At the same page under "Jabber Servers", you see "jabberd" with an URL to its home: http://jabberd.jabberstudio.org/ Also on that page I nowhere see that the daemon of the jabberd project is called "jabber". As a result of this mis-naming in Debia (and FreeBS too :( ) you get people to write emails that are sometimes very difficult to understand: http://www.google.com/search?hl=nl&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22jabber+1.4%22+jadmin&btnG=Zoeken&lr= > The description is quite clear and > describes exactly what you will find in the package: The description is idd ok. <snip description> -- Mvg, Sander Devrieze. xmpp:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ( http://jabber.tk/ ) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
