Re: AX25 and related software's future in Debian

[Charles Suprin <hamaa1vs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Patrick,

I find myself asking the question if the name collision had occurred
with emacs, vi, ls, cat, or anyone of a number of other programs would
the conversation be the same.  There have been several good points in
the conversation.

Good luck and thanks for the effort.  It is a bigger problem than just
this small node app.

Charles


On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 9:32 PM, Patrick Ouellette <pat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I come to the lists mentally and physically exhausted from the
> current struggle to defend the ham radio package node in the Debian
> distribution.  I also seem to be the only person interested in the
> ax25 software (libax25, ax25-tools, ax25-xtools, and ax25-utils).
> The situation with node has made me wonder why I am even bothering.  I can
> compile the ax25 stack for my use, and not have to put up with the baggage
> Debian requires.
>
> The question I have for the lists - is there really any interest in having
> ham radio software, particularly libax25 and the tools/utils in Debian?
> I know if it disappears from Debian it affects all Debian derived distros
> (like Ubuntu for instance).
>
> Reverse depends output for libax25:
> libax25
>  Reverse Depends: aprsd (>= 1:2.2.5-13-5.1)
>  Reverse Depends: aprsdigi (>= 2.4.4-3.1)
>  Reverse Depends: ax25-apps (>= 0.0.8-rc2+cvs20120204-2)
>  Reverse Depends: ax25-tools (>= 0.0.10-rc2+cvs20120204-3)
>  Reverse Depends: ax25mail-utils (>= 0.11-6.1)
>  Reverse Depends: fbb (>= 7.04j-8.2)
>  Reverse Depends: libax25-dev (= 0.0.12-rc2+cvs20120204-2)
>  Reverse Depends: linamc (>= 2.0rc5-2)
>  Reverse Depends: node (>= 0.3.2-7.1)
>  Reverse Depends: xastir (>= 2.0.0-2+b1)
> aprsd
> aprsdigi
> ax25-apps
> ax25-tools
> ax25mail-utils
> fbb
> libax25-dev
> linamc
> node
> xastir
>
>
> So, what inspiration can you give me to keep me from packing up the tent?
>
> 73,
>
> Pat NE4PO
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>>   Amateur Radio: NE4PO      |                                               <
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