RFP: Ziptool
Request for Package:
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A colleague of mine would like the 'Ziptool' utility to be a
Debian package. I don't really have time to play with this
right now, nor do I have a Zip drive to test with.
Could someone please produce a Ziptool package? It would be
a nice addition to the archive, and would remove our reliance
on a non-free product.
Thanks,
-Brent
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Etienne M. Gagnon [mailto:egagnon@j-meg.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:36 AM
> To: Brent Fulgham
> Subject: Where to send this?
>
>
> Hi Brent.
>
> As a Debian developer, could you tell me where I sould send this
> request?
>
> The debian distribution lacks the free "ziptool" package.
> This package is useful to lock/unlock zip disks. This is
> surpizing, as the non-free "jazip" (or more precisely:
> dependent on the non-free package "libforms") is included.
>
> This means that, currently, to write protect/unprotect a zip
> disk, you need to install a non-free package on a Debian
> system, even though there exists a free package that does
> the same thing.
>
> Here is the location information for ziptool:
> http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/utils/disk-management/
> ziptool-1.2.tar.gz
>
> CONTENT OF
> http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/utils/disk-management/
> ziptool-1.2.lsm
>
> Begin3
> Title: ziptool
> Version: 1.2
> Entered-date: 24JUNE97
> Description: tools for the iomega jaz and zip drives.
> eject disk, get or set protection mode.
> Keywords: jaz, zip, iomega
> Author: Mirko.Kraft@ixos.de (Mirko Kraft)
> Maintained-by: Mirko.Kraft@ixos.de (Mirko Kraft)
> Primary-site: sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/utils/disk-management
> 16387 ziptool-1.2.tar.gz
> Platforms: Linux
> Copying-policy: GPL 2.0
> End
Thanks,
Etienne
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Etienne M. Gagnon, M.Sc. e-mail: egagnon@j-meg.com
Author of SableVM: http://www.sablevm.org/
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