Re: Bug#528943: ITP: belier -- open a shell or execute a command on a remote computer using ssh through several intermediate machines

[Andreas Rottmann <a.rottmann@gmx.at>]

Carl Chenet <chaica@ohmytux.com> writes:

> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Carl Chenet <chaica@ohmytux.com>
>
>
> * Package name    : belier
>   Version         : 0.7
>   Upstream Author : Carl Chenet <chaica@ohmytux.com>
> * URL             : http://www.ohmytux.com/belier
> * License         : GPL
>   Programming Lang: Python
>   Description     : open a shell or execute a command on a remote computer using ssh through several intermediate machines
>
> Belier allows automated openings of a shell or command executions on
> remote computers through ssh. The main feature is Belier's ability to
> cross several computers before joining the final machine.
>
>From the looks of it, this package has only French documentation, and
even the long command-line switches are in French -- I find that,
erm... strange. Also, the source is written in French (i.e. using french
identifiers). IMO this is suboptimal, as the former restricts its
potential user base, and the latter the potential contributor base.

Judging from the long description, I think that this program provides
very useful functionality, but, speaking for myself, I probably won't
use it because of the language issue (although I guess I could figure
its interface out), and definitly wouldn't contribute to it, although
I'm fluent in Python (but not in French).

[ Note that I'm not a native English speaker, but nevertheless wouldn't
  even think about localizing a CLI, or the program source itself. I
  would even think twice about contributing to software "written in
  German", even though that's my native tongue. ].

Regards, Rotty