[Dwn-trans-commit] CVS public_html/src/Writing/DWN
CVS User joey
joey at infodrom.org
Tue Sep 5 19:43:03 UTC 2006
Update of /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
In directory finlandia:/home/users/joey/Projects/Web/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
Modified Files:
dwn-2006-36.wml
Log Message:
New, orphaned and removed packages
--- /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-36.wml 2006/09/05 19:32:25 1.25
+++ /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-36.wml 2006/09/05 19:43:03 1.26
@@ -120,6 +120,91 @@
Several vulnerabilities.</li>
</ul>
+<p><strong>New or Noteworthy Packages.</strong> The following packages were
+added to the unstable Debian archive <a
+href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/newpkg_main">recently</a> or contain
+important updates.</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/apt-mirror">apt-mirror</a>
+ — APT sources mirroring tool.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/ccontrol">ccontrol</a>
+ — Compilation controller.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/comm/cutecom">cutecom</a>
+ — Graphical serial terminal.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/ddccontrol">ddccontrol</a>
+ — Program to control monitor parameters.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/text/ffe">ffe</a>
+ — Tool for parsing flat and CSV files and converting them to different formats.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/sound/fmit">fmit</a>
+ — Free Music Instrument Tuner.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/gaffitter">gaffitter</a>
+ — File subsets extractor based on genetic algorithms.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/mail/gmail-notify">gmail-notify</a>
+ — GMail Notifier.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/gnome/gnoemoe">gnoemoe</a>
+ — GNOME MOO Client.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/gnome/gnome-main-menu">gnome-main-menu</a>
+ — GNOME start menu applet.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/science/indi">indi</a>
+ — Instrument Neutral Distributed Interface for astronomical devices.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/science/poa">poa</a>
+ — Partial Order Alignment for multiple sequence alignment.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/qemuctl">qemuctl</a>
+ — Controlling GUI for qemu.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/net/quicksynergy">quicksynergy</a>
+ — GUI for easily configuring Synergy.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/sound/ripit">ripit</a>
+ — Textbased audio CD ripper.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/softgun">softgun</a>
+ — ARM system emulator.</li>
+<li><a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/sound/xmmsctrl">xmmsctrl</a>
+ — Small utility to control XMMS from the command line.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p><strong>Orphaned Packages.</strong> 5 packages were orphaned this week and
+require a new maintainer. This makes a total of 322 orphaned packages. Many
+thanks to the previous maintainers who contributed to the Free Software
+community. Please see the <a href="$(HOME)/devel/wnpp/">WNPP pages</a> for
+the full list, and please add a note to the bug report and retitle it to ITA:
+if you plan to take over a package. To find out which orphaned packages are
+installed on your system the <code>wnpp-alert</code> program from <code>
+devscripts</code> may be helpful.</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/editors/jedstate">jedstate</a>
+ — Extended mind for John E. Davis' text editor jed.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/385744">Bug#385744</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/obconf">obconf</a>
+ — Preferences manager for Openbox.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/385988">Bug#385988</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/otherosfs/picasm">picasm</a>
+ — Assembler for the Microchip PIC-family Microcontrollers.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/385135">Bug#385135</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/web/swish++">swish++</a>
+ — Simple Document Indexing System for Humans: C++ version.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/385743">Bug#385743</a>)
+ </li>
+<li> <a href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/sound/xmms-liveice">xmms-liveice</a>
+ — XMMS plugin that sends your audio to a shoutcast server.
+ (<a href="http://bugs.debian.org/385965">Bug#385965</a>)
+ </li>
+</ul>
+
+<p><strong>Removed Packages.</strong> 1 package has been <a
+href="http://ftp-master.debian.org/removals.txt">removed</a> from the Debian
+archive during the past week:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li> mediawiki — math rendering plugin for MediaWiki
+ <br><a href="http://bugs.debian.org/381004">Bug#381004</a>:
+ Request of maintainer, abandoned upstream; superseded by mediawiki1.
+</li>
+</ul>
+
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