Bug#137760: RFP: micq -- text based ICQ client with many features

[Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

* Package name    : micq
  Upstream Author : Rico -mc- Gloeckner, Rüdiger Kuhlmann
* URL             : http://www.micq.org/
  Description     : text based ICQ client with many features
 Micq is a small yet powerful console based ICQ client. It supports
 password changing, auto-away, creation of new accounts, and other
 features that makes it a complete yet simple client.


mICQ was previously in Debian but was removed because it was
(apparently) not developed upstream anymore.  This is not correct, so
someone should introduce mICQ into Debian again (preferably before
woody is released since micq was part of potato).



* Sander Smeenk <ssmeenk@freshdot.net> [20020126 19:45]:
> I'd like your opinion about one of my pacakges: mICQ ...  It's a
> console ICQ client, but it doesn't support the new protocols, nor
> does it support direct connections by TCP. Once mICQ was a very good
> ICQ clone, now it's not worth much in the state it is right now.

> Should I drop the package from the Debian project?

Note that the package has been removed in the meantime.  Shortly
afterwards, there was word that upstream development is active again.
Sander is no longer interested in maintaining micq so if anyone is
interested in it go ahead (the sources of the removed micq package
should be archived under /org/ftp.debian.org/morgue/rhona on auric).
The two upstream maintainers seem to be nice fellas.

I've more information.  If you are interested in micq, please contact
me.

-- 
Martin Michlmayr
tbm@cyrius.com