Work-needing packages report for Aug 18, 2006
The following is a listing of packages for which help has been requested
through the WNPP (Work-Needing and Prospective Packages) system in the
last week.
Total number of orphaned packages: 330 (new: 16)
Total number of packages offered up for adoption: 105 (new: 23)
Total number of packages requested help for: 25 (new: 0)
Please refer to http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/ for more information.
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The following packages have been orphaned:
blogtk (#382797), orphaned 4 days ago
Description: GTK Weblogging client
Installations reported by Popcon: 68
classworlds (#382813), orphaned 4 days ago
Description: Java ClassLoader Framework
Reverse Depends: groovy
Installations reported by Popcon: 38
cvsps (#382809), orphaned 4 days ago
Description: Tool to generate CVS patch set information
Reverse Depends: git-cvs
Installations reported by Popcon: 244
d4x (#382732), orphaned 5 days ago
Description: graphical download manager
Reverse Depends: d4x
Installations reported by Popcon: 283
forrest (#382814), orphaned 4 days ago
Description: XML based documentation framework
Installations reported by Popcon: 2
gnome-extra-icons (#382810), orphaned 4 days ago
Description: Optional GNOME icons
Installations reported by Popcon: 915
groovy (#382815), orphaned 4 days ago
Description: Agile dynamic language for the Java Virtual Machine
Installations reported by Popcon: 23
jswat (#382816), orphaned 4 days ago
Description: JPDA java debugger
Installations reported by Popcon: 13
jswat2 (#382817), orphaned 4 days ago
Description: JPDA java debugger
Installations reported by Popcon: 29
libproc-process-perl (#382811), orphaned 4 days ago
Description: Perl library for accessing process table information
Installations reported by Popcon: 293
mined (#382750), orphaned 5 days ago
Description: Powerful text editor with extensive Unicode and CJK
support
Installations reported by Popcon: 32
mockobjects (#382818), orphaned 4 days ago
Description: Framework for developing and using mock objects
Reverse Depends: groovy
Installations reported by Popcon: 30
pgpdump (#383129), orphaned 3 days ago
Description: PGP packet visualizer
Installations reported by Popcon: 67
rsjog (#383134), orphaned 2 days ago
Description: A handler for Sony Vaio "Jog Dial"
Installations reported by Popcon: 7
tclsoap (#383530), orphaned today
Description: SOAP implementation for Tcl.
Installations reported by Popcon: 7
xearth (#382654), orphaned 5 days ago (non-free)
Description: Show a rotating earth on your X root window
Installations reported by Popcon: 259
314 older packages have been omitted from this listing, see
http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/orphaned for a complete list.
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The following packages have been given up for adoption:
bfm (#382554), offered 6 days ago
Description: A load monitor dockapp, descended from wmfishtime and
bubblemon.
Installations reported by Popcon: 240
filerunner (#382555), offered 6 days ago
Description: X-Based FTP program & file manager
Installations reported by Popcon: 86
gnubik (#382556), offered 6 days ago
Description: 3D Rubik's cube game
Installations reported by Popcon: 100
gtimer (#382727), offered 5 days ago
Description: GTK-based X11 task timer
Installations reported by Popcon: 124
ingo1 (#382563), offered 6 days ago
Description: email filter component for Horde Framework
Installations reported by Popcon: 70
kronolith2 (#382564), offered 6 days ago
Description: calendar component for Horde Framework
Installations reported by Popcon: 60
mnemo2 (#382565), offered 6 days ago
Description: notes/memos component for Horde Framework
Installations reported by Popcon: 42
mydns (#382656), offered 5 days ago
Description: DNS server using MySQL or PostgreSQL for data storage
Installations reported by Popcon: 20
nag2 (#382566), offered 6 days ago
Description: task list component for Horde Framework
Installations reported by Popcon: 54
php-http-request (#383009), offered 3 days ago
Description: provides an easy way to perform HTTP requests
Reverse Depends: kronolith2 php-services-weather php-soap
serendipity tikiwiki
Installations reported by Popcon: 182
php-log (#383010), offered 3 days ago
Description: Log module for PEAR
Reverse Depends: egroupware-core horde3 knowledgetree
Installations reported by Popcon: 121
php-net-checkip (#383011), offered 3 days ago
Description: check the syntax of IPv4 addresses
Installations reported by Popcon: 17
php-net-dime (#383012), offered 3 days ago
Description: class that implements DIME encoding
Installations reported by Popcon: 28
php-net-ftp (#383013), offered 3 days ago
Description: provides an OO interface to the PHP FTP functions
Installations reported by Popcon: 21
php-net-ldap (#383016), offered 3 days ago
Description: a OO interface for searching and manipulating
LDAP-entries
Installations reported by Popcon: 3
php-net-sieve (#383020), offered 3 days ago
Description: net_sieve module for PEAR
Reverse Depends: kolab-webadmin
Installations reported by Popcon: 40
php-net-url (#383014), offered 3 days ago
Description: easy parsing of Urls
Reverse Depends: php-http-request serendipity
Installations reported by Popcon: 189
php-services-weather (#383021), offered 3 days ago
Description: acts as an interface to various online weather-services
Installations reported by Popcon: 81
php-soap (#383023), offered 3 days ago
Description: a SOAP Client/Server class for PHP
Reverse Depends: phpgedview
Installations reported by Popcon: 38
php-xml-serializer (#383017), offered 3 days ago
Description: swiss-army knife for reading and writing XML files
Installations reported by Popcon: 48
php-xml-util (#383022), offered 3 days ago
Description: a XML utility for php-pear
Reverse Depends: php-xml-serializer
Installations reported by Popcon: 56
turba2 (#382567), offered 6 days ago
Description: contact management component for horde framework
Installations reported by Popcon: 124
xabacus (#382562), offered 6 days ago
Description: simulation of the ancient calculator (plain X version)
Installations reported by Popcon: 205
82 older packages have been omitted from this listing, see
http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/rfa_bypackage for a complete list.
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For the following packages help is requested:
aboot (#315592), requested 420 days ago
Description: Alpha bootloader: Looking for co-maintainers
Reverse Depends: aboot aboot-cross dfsbuild ltsp-server
Installations reported by Popcon: 53
apt-build (#365427), requested 110 days ago
Description: Need new developer(s)
Installations reported by Popcon: 437
apt-show-versions (#382026), requested 9 days ago
Description: lists available package versions with distribution
Installations reported by Popcon: 1748
athcool (#278442), requested 660 days ago
Description: Enable powersaving mode for Athlon/Duron processors
Installations reported by Popcon: 223
cvs (#354176), requested 175 days ago
Description: Concurrent Versions System
Reverse Depends: bonsai cvs-autoreleasedeb cvs-buildpackage cvs2cl
cvs2html cvschangelogbuilder cvsconnect cvsd cvsdelta cvsps (16 more
omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 7350
docbook (#358522), requested 148 days ago
Description: standard SGML representation system for technical
documents
Reverse Depends: alcovebook-sgml docbook-dsssl docbook-to-man
sgmltools-lite
Installations reported by Popcon: 3280
docbook-xml (#358520), requested 148 days ago
Description: standard XML documentation system, for software and
systems
Reverse Depends: dblatex docbook-dsssl docbook-ebnf
docbook-html-forms docbook-jrefentry docbook-mathml docbook-simple
docbook-slides docbook-website docbook-xsl-stylesheets-ko (6 more
omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 8715
dpkg (#282283), requested 635 days ago
Description: dselect: a user tool to manage Debian packages
Reverse Depends: alien alsa-source apt-build apt-src backuppc
build-essential clamsmtp crosshurd cvs-autoreleasedeb
cvs-buildpackage (84 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 14522
grub (#248397), requested 829 days ago
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader
Reverse Depends: dfsbuild grub-splashimages grubconf replicator
Installations reported by Popcon: 11166
gtkpod (#319711), requested 389 days ago
Description: manage songs and playlists on an Apple iPod
Installations reported by Popcon: 387
lirc (#364606), requested 115 days ago
Description: Linux Infra-red Remote Control support
Reverse Depends: digitaldj fbtv gkrellm-radio gxine irmp3 kradio
liblircclient-dev lirc lirc-svga lirc-x (15 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 8209
mc (#380999), requested 16 days ago
Description: midnight commander - a powerful file manager
Reverse Depends: junior-system
Installations reported by Popcon: 4358
mwavem (#313369), requested 430 days ago (non-free)
Description: Mwave/ACP modem support software
Installations reported by Popcon: 4
nas (#354174), requested 175 days ago
Description: The Network Audio System
Reverse Depends: abakus acm acm4 adonthell alsaplayer-nas apollon
ark arson asc audiooss (244 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 9689
ntp (#373824), requested 63 days ago
Description: Network Time Protocol: network utilities
Installations reported by Popcon: 8602
openssl (#332498), requested 315 days ago
Description: Secure Socket Layer (SSL) binary and related
cryptographic tools
Reverse Depends: afbackup afbackup-client amap anon-proxy
aolserver4-nsimap aolserver4-nsopenssl apache-dbg apache-ssl
apache2-common apache2-mpm-perchild (530 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 12968
parted (#262885), requested 745 days ago
Description: Searching co-maintainer for the parted package.
Reverse Depends: aboot-installer autopartkit gparted
libparted1.7-dbg libparted1.7-dev libparted1.7-i18n lvmcfg-utils
mindi partconf partconf-find-partitions (8 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 2976
pbbuttonsd (#270558), requested 709 days ago
Description: PBButtons daemon to handle special hotkeys of Apple
computers
Reverse Depends: gtkpbbuttons gtkpbbuttons-gnome pbbuttonsd-dev
powerprefs
Installations reported by Popcon: 438
sgml-data (#358521), requested 148 days ago
Description: common SGML and XML data
Reverse Depends: alml debiandoc-sgml debiandoc2dbxml docbook
docbook-xml epiphany-extensions linuxdoc-tools psgml sgmltexi
stardict-common (4 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 9121
stlport4.6 (#263052), requested 745 days ago
Description: STLport C++ class library
Reverse Depends: libstlport4.6-dev openoffice.org-base
openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-dev
openoffice.org-draw openoffice.org-evolution
openoffice.org-filter-so52 openoffice.org-gnome openoffice.org-gtk
(6 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 6219
svn-buildpackage (#377467), requested 39 days ago
Description: helper programs to maintain Debian packages with
Subversion
Reverse Depends: svn-autoreleasedeb
Installations reported by Popcon: 447
tikiwiki (#370592), requested 73 days ago
Description: groupware and content management system
Installations reported by Popcon: 3
tpctl (#332648), requested 314 days ago
Description: ThinkPad hardware configuration tools
Installations reported by Popcon: 169
unicorn (#345547), requested 228 days ago (non-free)
Description: comaintainer with x86 hardware searched.
Installations reported by Popcon: 11
webalizer-stonesteps (#374455), requested 59 days ago
Description: Web server log file analysis program
Installations reported by Popcon: 5
See http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/help_requested for more information.
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