RFC sim-im (Simple Instant Messenger)

[Nikolay Shaplov <shaplov@irrc.ru>]

There were sim-icq project

http://sourceforge.net/projects/sim-icq/

It is Instant Messenger program, with many nice features, it can work
with ICQ Jabber AOL MSN and some others.

and there were Debian package made of this project

http://packages.qa.debian.org/s/sim.html

But there were no activity in sim-icq project for a long time, and
Debian package sim have no maintainer for a year

But some time ago a sim-icq fork appeared.
This fork is called sim-im

https://developer.berlios.de/projects/sim-im/

So I am interested in preparing Debian package of this project.

I do not know whether it should be a new package with new name (sim-im),
or we should put changers in existing sim package.

Developers on sim-im said that the author of initial sim version just
take some time for vocations, and may continue his work some time
later. But I am not sure that it will happen...

So first of all I need an advice what package name should I choose,

Then I will need a Sponsor, who will check my work, give vise advises and
upload the package into Debian package repository.

The source of the sim package is here:

http://shaplov.ru/files/sim/sim_0.9.3.svn133.orig.tar.gz
http://shaplov.ru/files/sim/sim_0.9.3.svn133-1.diff.gz

package built for i386 sarge is here

http://shaplov.ru/files/sim/sim_0.9.3.svn133-1_i386_sarge.deb

The description of the package:

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Source: sim
Section: net
Priority: extra
Maintainer: Murat Demirten <murat@debian.org>
Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 4.0.0), flex, autoconf, automake1.7,
autotools-dev,
 libtool(>= 1.4.2-1), libfam-dev, libpng-dev, libqt3-mt-dev (>=
3:3.3.5), libqt3-headers,
 libqt3-compat-headers, qt3-dev-tools-compat, libssl-dev, kdelibs4-dev
(>= 4:3.4.2-1),
 zlib1g-dev, libexpat1-dev, libsablot0-dev, sablotron, libxml2-dev,
 libxslt1-dev, libxft-dev, g++, zip
Standards-Version: 3.6.1

Package: sim
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}
Replaces: kopete
Description: Simple Instant Messenger
 SIM is a open-source ICQ client, using QT with enhanced
 features. Special support for KDE3.
 .
 Some of the features:
  * Receiving and sending SMS
  * Server-side contact list
  * Receiving and the sending messages in RTF-format
  * Phone directory support
  * File transfers
  * Chat
  * Support Miranda icon themes
  * Spam filter
  * Secure direct connection with SIM and Licq
  * Message or chat mode for user window
  * On-Screen display notification about messages and user status
  * Sending of the messages to several users
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Sorry for my English and thank you for your help.