Sorry for pounding on you. I didn't realize that you are *not* the ubuntu maintainer. May I make the change for you? I can upload my changed package to REVU where it can be reviewed.
Quoting gregor herrmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:09:45 +1300, Kai-Cheung Leung wrote: > > > Now the free icedtea is already included in ubuntu (current in the > *free* > > universe), and therefore Ubuntu has already made the "switch" you > talked > > about and it would definitely make jabref more popular in ubuntu if > it > > doesn't depend on non-free JRE (such as sun-java6) anymore. > > Agreed. > > > I know that icedtea is not yet in Debian, but why can't we just apply > my > > changes to the two lines in the control file and upload the > resultant > > package now? It already builds and runs perfectly in my box. What > are the > > other obstacles? > > * icedtea is in Ubuntu. > * icedtea is not yet in Debian. > * I'm the maintainer of JabRef in Debian. > * I'm not the maintainer of JabRef in Ubuntu (well, my name is still > there because Ubuntu just takes the package from Debian) > * I have not access to Ubuntu resources, cannot upload or change > anything on the Ubuntu side. > * Adding icedtea to the package in Debian is inappropriate. > * Conclusion: "someone" has to make the changes to the package in > Ubuntu. I'm sorry that I don't know enough about Ubuntu to be able > to tell you the correct procedure or who's responsible; but Ubuntu > _does_ change packages from Debian to make them fit better, so you > just have to find something who _can_ do that. > > BTW: I think it's better to communicate via launchpad to make our > thoughts available for everybody. > > Best regards, > gregor > > -- > .''`. http://info.comodo.priv.at/ | gpg key ID: 0x00F3CFE4 > : :' : debian: the universal operating system - > http://www.debian.org/ > `. `' member of https://www.vibe.at/ | how to reply: > http://got.to/quote/ > `- Hailing frequencies open, Captain. > -- should include icedtea-java7-jre as an alternative dependency to allow inclusion and building into purely free distribution such as gobuntu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194509 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
