Bug#799798: ITP: golang-github-xordataexchange-crypt -- Store and retrieve encrypted configs from etcd or Consul

[Anthony Fok <foka@debian.org>]

Hi Guido,

On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 11:14:51PM +0200, Guido Günther wrote:
> Hi Anthony,
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 11:21:37AM -0600, Anthony Fok wrote:
> > Package: wnpp
> > Severity: wishlist
> > Owner: Anthony Fok <foka@debian.org>
> > 
> > * Package name    : golang-github-xordataexchange-crypt
> >   Version         : 0.0.2+git20150523.17.749e360-1
> >   Upstream Author : XOR Data Exchange, Inc.
> > * URL             : https://github.com/xordataexchange/crypt
> > * License         : MIT
> >   Programming Lang: Go
> >   Description     : Store and retrieve encrypted configs from etcd or Consul
> > 
> >  "crypt" by XOR Data Exchange Inc. is both a stand-alone command-line tool
> >  and a Go library that can be used to store and retrieve encrypted configs
> >  from etcd or Consul.
> 
> Is the "vendor" (XDR Data ...) a relevant piece of information here?
> Cheers
>  -- Guido

You’re right: it does sound strange to have the "vendor" listed in the package
description, eh?  :-)

I guess at the time I was mindful of the "mcrypt" package and its
/usr/bin/crypt, which obviously predates "github.com/xordataexchange/crypt",
and I was worried about the namespace conflict, and probably
subconsciously trying too hard to distinguish the two, as well as the
myriads of other "crypt" or "crypto" related packages.  That’s likely
how the strange phrase “"crypt" by XOR Data Exchange Inc.” slipped in.

Anyhow, when I actually went to revise the package description in
debian/control, I found a better, or at least lengthier and arguably
more interesting description from http://xordataexchange.github.io/crypt/
starting with “Fess up”, so I ended up copying that, and the awkward
“"crypt" by XOR Data Exchange Inc.” is now gone.  :-)

Cheers,
Anthony