From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Patrick Ouellette Subject: AX25 and related software's future in Debian Date: Thu, 03 May 2012 21:32:00 -0400 Message-ID: <20120504013200.GB3489@flying-gecko.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-disposition: inline Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org, debian-hams@lists.debian.org 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 -- ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------. > Patrick Ouellette | It is in pardoning that we are pardoned. < > pat(at)flying-gecko.net | -- Francis of Assisi < > Amateur Radio: NE4PO | < `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------'