Re: RFS: blueproximity
On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 04:26:57PM +0200, Francesco Namuri wrote:
> Dear mentors,
Hi :)
> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "blueproximity".
>
> Package name : blueproximity
> Version : 1.2-1
> Upstream Author : Lars Friedrichs <LarsFriedrichs@gmx.de>
> URL : http://blueproximity.sourceforge.net/
> License : GPL
> Section : admin
>
> It builds these binary packages:
> blueproximity - locks/unlocks your desktop tracking a bluetooth device
>
> The package appears to be lintian clean.
>
> The upload would fix these bugs: 446010
>
> I hope to find a sponsor for this application, I think it can be very
> usefull, non only for a security purpose (it's designed to lock and
> unlock your session monitoring the power of a link between two bluetooth
> devices), but it can be configured to execute other commands.
> Unfortunately it's only possible to monitor the power of the signal, and
> not the meters between the computer and the device, but this is a limit
> impossible to solve in a normal house with walls... :)
Sounds like kbluelock or however that toy is called. :)
I want to inform you about one thing... Bluetooth is like Ethernet, you can
change it's Hardware Address as easy as to set the Mac-Address on an
Ethernet-Card. So I wouldn't really rely on it's security... Anyway, it's a
funny toy.
> The package can be found on mentors.debian.net:
> - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/b/blueproximity
> - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free
> - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/b/blueproximity/blueproximity_1.2-1.dsc
I will have a look at it after work... Ok? Wouldn't you like to add it to the
pkg-bluetooth repository?
Regards,
--
.''`. Mario Iseli <mario@debian.org>
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