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Bug#505878: ITP: libfunambol-cpp-client-api -- cross-platform syncml client stack



Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: David Bremner <bremner@unb.ca>


* Package name    : libfunambol-cpp-client-api
  Version         : syncevolution-0.8.1
  Upstream Author : Funambol Inc.
* URL             : http://core.forge.funambol.org
* License         : AGPL
  Programming Lang: C++
  Description     : cross-platform syncml client stack

Long description, from web site, needs improvement:
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This SDK allows to integrate a syncml stack in a C++ application on a
variety of platforms. Currently, Windows, WinMobile and Linux are
actively supported, but you can easily build it on other Unixes or other
mobile/embedded platforms.

Comments on Licensing:
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Although there continues to be a certain amount of debate about the AGPL, 
there is at least one [1] AGPL package in main, so for the moment I am going 
ahead on the assumption that ftp-master will let it in.

Comments on upstream sources:
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Patrick Ohly maintains a git repo with the official sources, plus some patches.
at 

   http://github.com/pohly/funambol-cpp-client-api/tree/master

Since my main goal is to get Patrick's Syncevolution packaged, I will
probably use Patrick's git repo as upstream. Alternatively I could
essentially duplicate Patrick's efforts by starting with pristine
upstream and applying the same set of patches.  Let me know if people have 
ideas about the "right way" to proceed.

  
[1] http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/y/yocto-reader/yocto-reader_0.9.3/yocto-reader.copyright

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)




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