Re: Sponsor needed: mktorrent

[Gerfried Fuchs <rhonda@deb.at>]

* <bd@bc-bd.org> [2009-12-17 16:33:46 CET]:
> I am still looking for a sponsor for this package:
> 
> > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/mktorrent/mktorrent_1.0-3~bpo50+1.dsc
> > 
> > Description: simple command line utility to create BitTorrent metainfo files
> >  mktorrent is a text-based utility to create BitTorrent metainfo files
> >  used by trackers and torrent clients. It can create metainfo files for single
> >  files or complete directories in a fast way.
> >  .
> >  It also supports:
> >   - multiple trackers
> >   - embed custom comments into the file
> >   - dissalow DHT and Peer Exchange
> >   - support for multi-threaded hashing

 Out of curiosity - what's the advantage over btmakemetafile from either
bittornado or bittorent package? It somehow isn't obvious what this
backport would offer additional, and maybe that's the reason why you
haven't found a sponsor for it yet.

 Thanks. :)
Rhonda