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List:       freenx-knx
Subject:    [FreeNX-kNX] FreeNX and Debian
From:       Jeremy Wilkins <wjeremy () shaw ! ca>
Date:       2007-12-12 19:50:44
Message-ID: 200712121350.45327.wjeremy () shaw ! ca
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I'm not sure that Fabian has approved me as a package maintainer, but if you 
check last month's postings you will find that I have made a full Ubuntu 
forum that you can find by searching freenx in the Ubuntu Forums.  I know it 
mentions it is for Gutsy, but the source is included and instructions for 
Debian compilation is also there.  Here is the link:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=620057&highlight=freenx

On December 12, 2007 05:00:36 am freenx-knx-request@kde.org wrote:
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:56:06 -0800 (PST)
> From: Tim Freedom <tim_freedom@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [FreeNX-kNX] FreeNX and Debian
> To: freenx-knx@kde.org
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> Fabian, et al - great work on FreeNX do please keep it up !!
>
> I'm a debian user and am a bit baffled at why I can't find anything
> but much older 0.4.4 .deb releases.  I'm sure there are debian users
> (and probably even maintainers) on the list - could someone please
> address this issue ?
>
> Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.l-h (at) gmx.de> is listed as the debian
> creator/maintainer of the current available .deb (version-0.4.4+0.4.5-3)
> as listed on the following website (http://packages.debianbase.de)
> which is noted on FreeNX's download homepage [1].
>
> In short, I'm pondering the following to address the above,
>
>  1. Why hasn't the debianbase.de site kept up with newer releases ?
>     Are there technical issues or has someone overlooked newer
>     announcements ?  Can this be fixed ?
>
>  2. Why aren't there more debian repositories listed (or available)
>     for this outstanding package/application ?
>
>  3. Are there others out there willing to build and make available
>     current and future debian'ized FreeNX releases ?  Can the download
>     page/list [1] be updated to note those URLs ?
>
>  4. Why hasn't FreeNX made it into debian's "official" repositories ?
>     Has a request ever been submitted ?
>
> [1] http://freenx.berlios.de/download.php
>
> Sorry for the rather debian-centric thread; I just want to see this
> exceptional application easily and readily available for debian/ubuntu
> and their cousins...
>
> Regards.



-- 
Jeremy Wilkins
306-382-8977
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