I don't know that this is software well-suited to packaging. It's server-side, and intended to be highly customized: it appears that they are distributing a basic outline for a FOI website, not a software that creates more FOI websites. On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 03:51:27 +0200 Bob Bib <<bob...@ukr.net>bob...@ukr.net> wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name : alaveteli > Version : 0.17 > Upstream Author :<http://www.alaveteli.org/contact/> > http://www.alaveteli.org/contact/ > * URL :<http://www.alaveteli.org/> http://www.alaveteli.org/ > * License : AGPL > Programming Lang: Ruby > Description : free software to help citizens write Freedom of Information > requests and automatically publish any responses > > Alaveteli is free Social Email software > > It’s a simple concept: citizens use Alaveteli to request information, > and the replies are recorded for all to see on the website. > The project’s initial focus is on making Freedom of Information requests, > although it can easily be altered for other purposes. Funded by > the Open Society Institute and the Hivos Foundation, in its first year > the project aims to support the launch of dozens of FOI websites around > the world. > > Historic requests, along with any resulting correspondence, are archived > publicly online. This increases the availability of the requested information, > and encourages transparency. Therefore, Alaveteli acts both as a useful tool > for citizens, and as an advocacy tool for right-to-know campaigners. > > Stable releases can be found on GitHub: ><https://github.com/mysociety/alaveteli/releases> >https://github.com/mysociety/alaveteli/releases > > Wikipedia article: ><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaveteli> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaveteli > > ---- > Best wishes, Bob > >
