Re: Popular packages in Ubuntu that is missing in Debian/main
On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 10:26:51AM +0000, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> Stuff that will not be in main. It's great stuff for off-topic threads:
> Non-free "patented":
> avidemux
> dvdrip
> gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse
> gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse
> lame
> transcode
> vlc-plugin-pulse
There's nothing patented about the pulseaudio plugin for VLC. It's in
multiverse because that's where vlc lives in Ubuntu.
> non-free/contrib:
> gstreamer0.10-pitfdll
> mencoder
> mjpegtools
> nspluginwrapper
I'm not clear on why this one is in multiverse in the first place, it
appears to be licensed under the GPL.
> Different Packaging:
> bluez
Mainly because Debian is behind a release on this, I think.
> Ubuntu-specific?:
> launchpad-integration
> liblaunchpad-integration1
> python-launchpad-bugs
> python-launchpad-integration
Not specific to Ubuntu; whether there'll be interest in having these in
Debian is another matter.
> onboard
Also not specific to Ubuntu, just not packaged for Debian yet.
> powermanagement-interface
Not likely to be useful per se, but only if someone finds it useful to have
other packages using the interface.
> ufw
Not specific to Ubuntu, though I'm not sure whether the implementation is in
a state currently where it warrants entertaining in Debian.
> binutils-static
> What's the point of that one?
Providing a minimal binutils package that can be used for linking non-free
kernel modules.
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