Bug#177388: RFP: ng-utils -- portable netgroup utilities

[Petter Reinholdtsen]

Package: wnpp
Version: N/A; reported 2003-01-19
Severity: wishlist

* Package name: ng-utils
  Version : 0.3
  Upstream Author : Petter Reinholdtsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* URL : ftp://ftp.hungry.com/pub/hungry/ng-utils/
* License : GPL
  Description : portable netgroup utilities

>From the README:

These tools give convenient access to netgroups from the command
line.  The programs innetgr and netgroup are supposed to be
identical to the NetBSD equivalent.  This package was created to
make these nice programs available on all the platforms I'm using
at the moment.

I am the upstream author of this package, but believe it is wise to
let someone else maintain the package in Debian to have more eyes
checking to make sure the software work as expected.  I will assist
the Debian maintainer to make this a good quality package.

The source and CVS already contains rules to create a debian package,
so I hope there should be little work left before this package can be
uploaded into Debian.

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Bug#177285: ITP: oak -- Python DNS Server

[Sergio Talens-Oliag]

El Sat, Jan 18, 2003 at 05:55:17PM -0600, Steve Langasek escribió:
> >   No, I don't believe that the programming language used to write a
> >   program is sufficient to choose it against others with similar
> >   capabilities, but if you try some of the DNS packages in debian you'll
> >   notice that, apart from bind, the majority of them need a RDBS or have
> >   less features than this one.
> 
> Can you tell me (because I don't know) which features maradns and pdns
> (using pdns-backend-xdb) lack compared to oak?  From their descriptions,
> they sound similar to oak; perhaps the descriptions of these other
> packages need to be improved?

  After a quick inspection seems that maradns has all the features, I
  rember trying it a year ago and I didn't liked it (maybe it was the
  zone file format, I don't remember), but it seems it's still in active
  development and maybe is time to give it a new try.

  And about pdns, when I looked at it it was only authoritative and I it
  worked only with RDBMS, I'll try it again.

  Apart from that, do you think I have to retire the ITP because there
  are too many DNS servers in Debian? I think that one of the good
  things in Debian is that you have a lot of alternatives, and if the
  packages work and are actively maintained ... where is the problem?

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Bug#177402: ITP: tgdb -- Trivial GDB (tgdb) is a library for making front ends to GDB using a simple API

[Xavier Maillard]

Package: wnpp
Version: unavailable; reported 2003-01-19
Severity: wishlist

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* Package name: tgdb
  Version : 0.2.1
  Upstream Author : Mike Meuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Robert Rossi <[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]>
* URL : http://tgdb.sourceforge.net
* License : GPL
  Description : Trivial GDB (tgdb) is a library for making front ends to 
GDB using a simple API


The goal of Trivial GDB is to be lightweight and responsive; not encumbered 
with unnecessary features.
All interfaces built using tgdb will retain the familiar GDB text-based 
interface with 100% of
the original functionality.
The interfaces also provide additional features, such as a source code window, 
shortcut keys,
visual setting of breakpoints, and more.

Included with tgdb is a lightweight, but fully functional curses front end 
called cgdb (which will be
packaged separately).

A .deb file is almost ready.

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Bug#177285: ITP: oak -- Python DNS Server

[Ola Lundqvist]

On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 12:21:35PM +0100, Sergio Talens-Oliag wrote:
> El Sat, Jan 18, 2003 at 05:55:17PM -0600, Steve Langasek escribió:
> > >   No, I don't believe that the programming language used to write a
> > >   program is sufficient to choose it against others with similar
> > >   capabilities, but if you try some of the DNS packages in debian you'll
> > >   notice that, apart from bind, the majority of them need a RDBS or have
> > >   less features than this one.
> > 
> > Can you tell me (because I don't know) which features maradns and pdns
> > (using pdns-backend-xdb) lack compared to oak?  From their descriptions,
> > they sound similar to oak; perhaps the descriptions of these other
> > packages need to be improved?
> 
>   After a quick inspection seems that maradns has all the features, I
>   rember trying it a year ago and I didn't liked it (maybe it was the
>   zone file format, I don't remember), but it seems it's still in active
>   development and maybe is time to give it a new try.
> 
>   And about pdns, when I looked at it it was only authoritative and I it
>   worked only with RDBMS, I'll try it again.
> 
>   Apart from that, do you think I have to retire the ITP because there
>   are too many DNS servers in Debian? I think that one of the good
>   things in Debian is that you have a lot of alternatives, and if the
>   packages work and are actively maintained ... where is the problem?

Hi

You should not withdraw your ITP for that reason. I also like debian because
it gives you alternatives. Just go ahead if you think you can manage the
package in good shape.

Regards,

// Ola

> -- 
> Sergio Talens-Oliag <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>   
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Bug#177419: RFP: PHProjekt -- an open source groupware suite

[Tobias Stefan Richter]

Package: wnpp
Version: N/A; reported 2003-01-19
Severity: wishlist

* Package name: PHProjekt
  Version : 3.3
  Upstream Author : Name <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* URL : http://www.phprojekt.com/
* License : GPL
  Description : an open source groupware suite

PHProjekt is a modular application for the coordination of group
activities and to share informations and document via intranet and
internet.
Components of PHProjekt: Group calendar, project management, time card
system, file management, contact manager, mail client and 9 other
modules...
PHProjekt is available for over 25 languages and 5 databases.

Bug#177451: ITP: gdm2 -- GNOME Display Manager (for Gnome2)

[Ari Pollak]

Package: wnpp
Version: unavailable; reported 2003-01-19
Severity: wishlist

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* Package name: gdm2
  Version : 2.4.1.1
  Upstream Author : Martin K. Petersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* URL : ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm
* License : GPL
  Description : GNOME Display Manager (for Gnome2)

This is basically the same gdm package based on Ryan Murray & Colin
Walters' packaging, but the latest version which integrates with GNOME2.
I won't be uploading anything for at least a week so I can get input
from people who would know better than I as to whether this should even
be uploaded - Ryan has said that he won't replace gdm with a newer
version because GNOME2 doesn't run on all architectures yet, but the
people who can run GNOME2 shouldn't be penalized with a GNOME1 version
of gdm.

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Bug#177285: ITP: oak -- Python DNS Server

[Steve Langasek]

On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 12:21:35PM +0100, Sergio Talens-Oliag wrote:

> > Can you tell me (because I don't know) which features maradns and pdns
> > (using pdns-backend-xdb) lack compared to oak?  From their descriptions,
> > they sound similar to oak; perhaps the descriptions of these other
> > packages need to be improved?

>   After a quick inspection seems that maradns has all the features, I
>   rember trying it a year ago and I didn't liked it (maybe it was the
>   zone file format, I don't remember), but it seems it's still in active
>   development and maybe is time to give it a new try.

Ok.  Perhaps mention something about the zonefile format in the
description of oak?

>   And about pdns, when I looked at it it was only authoritative and I it
>   worked only with RDBMS, I'll try it again.

>   Apart from that, do you think I have to retire the ITP because there
>   are too many DNS servers in Debian? I think that one of the good
>   things in Debian is that you have a lot of alternatives, and if the
>   packages work and are actively maintained ... where is the problem?

I personally believe that Debian provides too many options, and that
more effort should be spent making sure the options we *do* provide are
good ones.  However, I use bind for everything, so I'm not in a position
to say that one DNS server is better than another (except for bind :).
I just want to make sure that developers are aware of the packages we
already have before adding more packages, and I would like the
developer's decision-making process to be reflected in the description
so that users can also weigh the advantages of each package.

So -- if *you* believe that this is a good package to have in Debian,
please proceed with the upload and ignore me. :)

-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer


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Bug#177451: ITP: gdm2 -- GNOME Display Manager (for Gnome2)

[Mark Howard]

On Sun, 2003-01-19 at 17:25, Ari Pollak wrote:
> * Package name: gdm2

Thank you! 

It's a real shame that this isn't being done in the real gdm package,
but I'm glad to see that it will be maintained. 

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Bug#177233: marked as done (ITA: acct -- The GNU Accounting utilities for process and login accounting)

[Debian Bug Tracking System]

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Package: wnpp
Severity: normal

GNU acct is a small and fairly simple package providing a few executables to
summarize and aggregate process accounting information logged by the kernel
(if the relevant 'BSD Process Accounting' option is enabled).

The package is 'lintian clean', but has three outstanding bugs all of which
are upstream. But therein lies the rub: acct has been orphaned upstream for
several years now.

So I am looking for someone to not only take over from me following the
almost 7.5 years that I have maintained the package, but to also fix the
upstream code.  That is not my cup of tea as I live mostly in user-space, and
this is a (simple) systems program.  Decent C knowledge and access to a
variety of (non-Linux) Unix systems would help.  

The upside of this GNU maintainership.  I had it offered to me, but I don't
have the time or dedication given 37 other packages, job, family etc.

Given all this, I would like to reserve the right to pick a suitable
candidate should several volunteers step forward.

Cheers, Dirk

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We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
acct, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

acct_6.3.5-38.diff.gz
  to pool/main/a/acct/acct_6.3.5-38.diff.gz
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  to pool/main/a/acct/acct_6.3.5-38_i386.deb



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Bug#177285: ITP: oak -- Python DNS Server

[Stefano Zacchiroli]

On Sat, Jan 18, 2003 at 02:48:32PM +0100, Sergio Talens-Oliag wrote:
>   Description : Python DNS Server
> 
> The Oak DNS server is a Domain Name Server written in pure python. It
> implements an authoratative nameserver as well as a recursive
> nameserver.

IMHO the fact 'oak' is written in python needs not to be mentioned in
short description field, a user installas a name server for its external
functionalities (feel free to consider it a black-box approach), not for
the language it's written in.

Things could be different if oak, for example, can provide user
extensions written in python or similar, but it seems not the case (from
your descriptons ...).

Cheers.

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Bug#151027: ITP: washerdryer -- wmaker dock applet for timing your wash

[John H. Robinson, IV]

the new url for this upstream is
http://lucille.dhs.org/washerDryer.html

-john