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<p><font size="-1">Hi!</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">I'm developing (not so much anymore) and
maintaining Timekpr-nExT for Ubuntu. I do not think it will be a
problem with maintaining it in Debian, but I'm not familiar with
procedure and all of the rest as I worked with Ubuntu PPAs and
nothing more. Some guidance would be required for me.<br>
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<p><font size="-1">My time is limited as well, I'll not be able to
guarantee same or next day support, so to say.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">I need to mention one thing - Gnome is going to
get rid of system notification are altogether, as I have heard,
timekpr relies on that to deliver indication of how much time is
left, etc. I consider timekpr indicator on the same level as,
say, battery indicator. When systray is gone, I'm not certain
yet, how show the state of his allowance.<br>
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<p><font size="-1">If all of the above is fine with the procedure, I
agree to maintain it in Debian.</font></p>
<p><font size="-1">BR, Eduardo</font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 19.10.19 21:14, Zeev Pekar wrote:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">The author of Timekpr-nExT is also the Ubuntu maintainer. His name is
Eduards Bezverhijs and his email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:edzis@inbox.lv">edzis@inbox.lv</a> (CCed).
Eduards, would you like to cooperate with Debian guys to get
Timekpr-nExT packaged for Debian? This way you'll get massive exposure
in BOTH - Debian AND Ubuntu communities. Ubuntu people will not have to
use your private PPA any longer, but rather get Timekpr-nExT directly
from the Ubuntu repo.
I was looking for years for an effective program that can limit the time
kids spend on computer. And there is absolutely nothing like this within
59000 current Debian packages. I'm sure thousands of teachers/parents
worldwide are desperately looking for something like this. Arguing with
children each time you want them to stop using computer is too
exhausting...
I have not created a RFP request yet... let's see what Eduards will have
to say on all this.
Thank you very much!
Zeev
PS:
the PPA
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://launchpad.net/~mjasnik/+archive/ubuntu/ppa">https://launchpad.net/~mjasnik/+archive/ubuntu/ppa</a>
contains several older versions of timekpr... what is needed is the
newest, called - timekpr-next
On Fri, 2019-10-18 at 07:38 +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Could you, please, add it to Debian as well? Such a tool might be quite
useful for schools, so maybe it belongs to Debian EDU.
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I suspect this would be best done as a cooperation with the Ubuntu
maintainer, as an upload to Debian will affect the Ubuntu package too.
Do you know the Ubuntu maintainer?
Did you already create a RFP request, <URL: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.debian.org/WNPP">https://wiki.debian.org/WNPP</a> >?
It is the first step for getting a package into Debian.
Note, I am not going to maintain this package myself, but wanted to
provide a tip from the sideline. :)
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