Bug#799331: RFP: linuxband -- GUI front-end for MMA (Musical MIDI Accompaniment)

[Anthony Fok]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

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* Package name    : linuxband
  Version         : 12.02.1
  Upstream Author : Ales Nosek <ales.nosek at gmail.com>
* URL             : http://linuxband.org/
* License         : GPL-2+
  Programming Lang: Python, C
  Description     : GUI front-end for MMA (Musical MIDI Accompaniment)

 LinuxBand is a GUI front-end for MMA (Musical MIDI Accompaniment). Type
 in the chords, choose the groove and LinuxBand will play a musical
 accompaniment for you.
 .
 It’s an open source alternative to Band-in-a-Box featuring:
 .
  * Easy to use graphical interface
  * Open and well-documented data format
  * Output to JACK Midi to facilitate co-operation with other audio
    applications

Reasons for packaging:

 * A recent minor Chinese translation revision of "solfege" led me to
   "MMA - Musical MIDI Accompaniment", and the packaging of "mma"
   (see the ITP at #655441) led me to LinuxBand.

 * LinuxBand being an "open source alternative to Band-in-a-Box", a very
   popular application which my high school band had used years ago,
   piqued my interest.

Maintainership:

 * I have just uploaded "mma" in response to its ITP (#655441),
   but unfortunately I don't have time to work on LinuxBand right now,
   hence the RFP instead of an ITP.  Hope other volunteers will take up
   the challenge!

 * If no one else come forward, eventually I will come back to it
   and maintain it within the "Debian Multimedia Maintainers" team like
   how "mma" is/will be maintained

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