Work-needing packages report for Oct 13, 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: 327 (new: 18)
Total number of packages offered up for adoption: 104 (new: 3)
Total number of packages requested help for: 34 (new: 1)
Please refer to http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/ for more information.
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The following packages have been orphaned:
bricolage (#392206), orphaned 2 days ago
Description: full-featured, enterprise-class content management
system
Reverse Depends: bricolage bricolage-cms bricolage-queued
Installations reported by Popcon: 10
dgpsip (#392666), orphaned today
Description: Correct GPS location with DGPS signal from internet
Installations reported by Popcon: 32
dlume (#391423), orphaned 6 days ago
Description: handy and easy to use addressbook
Installations reported by Popcon: 26
ee (#392671), orphaned today
Description: An "easy editor" for novices and compuphobics
Installations reported by Popcon: 114
fpm (#391419), orphaned 6 days ago
Description: Secure password manager
Installations reported by Popcon: 119
gwget2 (#391407), orphaned 6 days ago
Description: GNOME front-end for wget
Reverse Depends: epiphany-extension-gwget
Installations reported by Popcon: 460
gxmms (#391415), orphaned 6 days ago
Description: Simple GNOME applet to control the basic functions of
XMMS
Reverse Depends: gxmms-bmp gxmms-common gxmms-xmms
Installations reported by Popcon: 192
kipina (#391418), orphaned 6 days ago
Description: training program to log physical activities of athletes
Installations reported by Popcon: 27
libadabindx (#392083), orphaned 2 days ago
Description: Ada binding to the X Window System and *tif
Reverse Depends: libadabindx-dev
Installations reported by Popcon: 4
libapache2-mod-layout (#392229), orphaned 2 days ago
Installations reported by Popcon: 66
libform-validator-ruby (#391416), orphaned 6 days ago
Description: html form validation library for ruby
Reverse Depends: libform-validator-ruby
Installations reported by Popcon: 15
libgtk-mozembed-ruby (#391399), orphaned 6 days ago
Description: ruby 1.8 binding of GtkMozEmbed, gecko renderer
Reverse Depends: geekast-binary ruby-gnome2
Installations reported by Popcon: 43
libgtk-trayicon-ruby (#391411), orphaned 6 days ago
Description: system tray protocol library for Ruby
Reverse Depends: geekast-binary libgtk-trayicon-ruby
Installations reported by Popcon: 29
libtermios-ruby (#391425), orphaned 6 days ago
Description: termios simple wrapper for ruby
Reverse Depends: libtermios-ruby
Installations reported by Popcon: 30
positron (#392672), orphaned today
Description: synchronization manager for the Neuros Audio Computer
Installations reported by Popcon: 23
revolution (#391403), orphaned 6 days ago
Description: revolution, ruby binding for the evolution mail client
Reverse Depends: libevolution-ruby
Installations reported by Popcon: 16
sendemail (#391413), orphaned 6 days ago
Description: email-from-console sending tool
Installations reported by Popcon: 72
wallpaper-tray (#391406), orphaned 6 days ago
Description: wallpaper changing utility for GNOME
Installations reported by Popcon: 151
309 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:
kdirstat (#392205), offered 2 days ago
Description: graphical disk usage display with cleanup facilities
Installations reported by Popcon: 380
knoda (#392204), offered 2 days ago
Description: graphical database frontend for KDE
Reverse Depends: knoda libhk-kdeclasses7-dev
Installations reported by Popcon: 238
systemimager (#391473), offered 6 days ago
Description: Automate GNU/Linux installs and upgrades over a network
Reverse Depends: systemimager-client systemimager-server
systemimager-server-flamethrowerd systeminstaller
Installations reported by Popcon: 87
101 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:
[NEW] openscenegraph (#392266), requested 2 days ago
Description: 3d scenegraph
Reverse Depends: libopenalpp-cvs-dev libopenalpp-cvs1
libopenscenegraph-dev libopenscenegraph4 libopenthreads-dev
libosgal-cvs1 libproducer-dev libproducer4 openscenegraph
Installations reported by Popcon: 54
aboot (#315592), requested 476 days ago
Description: Alpha bootloader: Looking for co-maintainers
Reverse Depends: aboot aboot-cross dfsbuild ltsp-client
Installations reported by Popcon: 61
apt-build (#365427), requested 166 days ago
Description: Need new developer(s)
Installations reported by Popcon: 462
apt-show-versions (#382026), requested 65 days ago
Description: lists available package versions with distribution
Installations reported by Popcon: 1906
athcool (#278442), requested 716 days ago
Description: Enable powersaving mode for Athlon/Duron processors
Installations reported by Popcon: 232
cvs (#354176), requested 231 days ago
Description: Concurrent Versions System
Reverse Depends: bonsai crossvc cvs-autoreleasedeb cvs-buildpackage
cvs2cl cvs2html cvschangelogbuilder cvsconnect cvsd cvsdelta (16
more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 8250
docbook (#358522), requested 204 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: 3481
docbook-xml (#358520), requested 204 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: 10661
dpkg (#282283), requested 691 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 (82 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 17457
grub (#248397), requested 885 days ago
Description: GRand Unified Bootloader
Reverse Depends: dfsbuild grub-splashimages grubconf replicator
Installations reported by Popcon: 13842
gtkpod (#319711), requested 445 days ago
Description: manage songs and playlists on an Apple iPod
Installations reported by Popcon: 433
ispell-et (#391105), requested 8 days ago
Description: Estonian dictionary for Aspell/Ispell/MySpell
Installations reported by Popcon: 13
loop-aes-modules (#385615), requested 42 days ago
Description: loop-AES modules
Reverse Depends: loop-aes-2.6-486 loop-aes-2.6-686
loop-aes-2.6-686-bigmem loop-aes-2.6-alpha-generic
loop-aes-2.6-alpha-legacy loop-aes-2.6-alpha-smp loop-aes-2.6-amd64
loop-aes-2.6-footbridge loop-aes-2.6-iop32x loop-aes-2.6-itanium (24
more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 27
loop-aes-source (#385437), requested 42 days ago
Description: loop-AES encryption Linux kernel modules (source)
Installations reported by Popcon: 147
loop-aes-utils (#385614), requested 42 days ago
Description: Tools for mounting and manipulating filesystems
Reverse Depends: loop-aes-2.6.17-2-486 loop-aes-2.6.17-2-486-di
loop-aes-2.6.17-2-686 loop-aes-2.6.17-2-686-bigmem
loop-aes-2.6.17-2-alpha-generic loop-aes-2.6.17-2-alpha-generic-di
loop-aes-2.6.17-2-alpha-legacy loop-aes-2.6.17-2-alpha-smp
loop-aes-2.6.17-2-amd64 loop-aes-2.6.17-2-amd64-di (106 more
omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 398
mc (#380999), requested 72 days ago
Description: midnight commander - a powerful file manager
Reverse Depends: junior-system
Installations reported by Popcon: 5022
mwavem (#313369), requested 486 days ago (non-free)
Description: Mwave/ACP modem support software
Installations reported by Popcon: 9
nas (#354174), requested 231 days ago
Description: The Network Audio System
Reverse Depends: acm acm4 adonthell adplay alsaplayer-nas amarok
anymeal apollon ark arson (251 more omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 11788
neverball (#387471), requested 28 days ago
Description: 3D arcade games: neverball & neverputt
Reverse Depends: junior-games-gl neverball
Installations reported by Popcon: 507
ntp (#373824), requested 119 days ago
Description: Network Time Protocol: network utilities
Reverse Depends: ntp-refclock ntp-simple radioclk
Installations reported by Popcon: 9398
openssl (#332498), requested 371 days ago
Description: Secure Socket Layer (SSL) binary and related
cryptographic tools
Reverse Depends: afbackup afbackup-client anon-proxy
aolserver4-nsimap aolserver4-nsopenssl apache-dbg apache-ssl
apache2-mpm-prefork apache2-mpm-worker apache2-prefork-dev (527 more
omitted)
Installations reported by Popcon: 15502
parted (#262885), requested 801 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: 5113
pbbuttonsd (#270558), requested 765 days ago
Description: PBButtons daemon to handle special hotkeys of Apple
computers
Reverse Depends: gtkpbbuttons gtkpbbuttons-gnome pbbuttonsd-dev
powerprefs
Installations reported by Popcon: 314
rus-ispell (#391104), requested 8 days ago
Description: Russian dictionary for Aspell/Ispell/MySpell
Installations reported by Popcon: 206
sgml-data (#358521), requested 204 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: 11080
silky (#387472), requested 28 days ago
Description: SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing) GTK+ based
client
Installations reported by Popcon: 35
stlport4.6 (#263052), requested 801 days ago
Description: STLport C++ class library
Reverse Depends: libstlport4.6-dev
Installations reported by Popcon: 6882
svn-buildpackage (#377467), requested 95 days ago
Description: helper programs to maintain Debian packages with
Subversion
Reverse Depends: svn-autoreleasedeb
Installations reported by Popcon: 485
tex4ht (#386269), requested 36 days ago
Description: LaTeX and TeX for Hypertext
Reverse Depends: tex4ht texlive-full
Installations reported by Popcon: 553
tikiwiki (#370592), requested 129 days ago
Description: groupware and content management system
Installations reported by Popcon: 2
tpctl (#332648), requested 370 days ago
Description: ThinkPad hardware configuration tools
Installations reported by Popcon: 185
tsocks (#387473), requested 28 days ago
Description: transparent network access through a SOCKS 4 or 5 proxy
Reverse Depends: tor
Installations reported by Popcon: 721
unicorn (#345547), requested 284 days ago (non-free)
Description: comaintainer with x86 hardware searched.
Installations reported by Popcon: 12
webalizer-stonesteps (#374455), requested 115 days ago
Description: Web server log file analysis program
Installations reported by Popcon: 4
See http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/help_requested for more information.
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