On 10/09/2010 3:26 PM, Yavor Doganov wrote: > В 14:33 +0800 на 10.09.2010 (пт), James Andrewartha написа: >>> BTW, are you really using this beast or just filing the RFP "cause >>> it's nice to have it in Debian"? >> >> I am using it, from upstream's repository. > > So if it is packaged for Debian you'd be a regular user of the official > (i.e., Debian) packages, right?
Yes, I would. >> So you can close this bug if you want, but I would appreciate you >> contacting upstream about what's stopping it being in Debian. > > No, the bug should not be closed. These issues are more or less trivial > to resolve. I was even considering retitling it to ITP, but some things > are worrying me, namely: > > * SOPE and SOGo are huge. I mean, HUGE. It would take me weeks > to examine the code and figure out how these things work, at > least at the basic level. > * I am not a fan of web-based mail and calendars, and I don't plan > using such services. If I package this, I'll run a test > instance on some of my machines, but since it would be solely > for testing purposes, I'm afraid I won't be able to discover all > issues, or even manage to reproduce reported bugs. Proper > maintenance involves regular real-life usage... > * I am not a user of Icedove/Iceowl, and I don't plan becoming > one. As I see from upstream's site, these clients connect with > SOGo via special extensions, which need to be packaged, too. I > don't have the right skills for that. SOGo should be able to be used by any compliant CalDAV client. I believe the extensions are mainly to provide GroupDAV addressbook support and automatic configuration, and are not essential - I don't use them. > * The code has a high potential for security bugs, and a > significantly higher maintenance burden because of that. > > So... I think I'll attempt to package this, and see if it would be > worth taking the risk. (This will happen after the Squeeze release in > any case.) Meanwhile, if someone else is willing to bite the bullet, go > ahead. Thanks for giving it some thought. -- James Andrewartha -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c89e118.7000...@daa.com.au
