[pkg-xtuple-maintainers] RFP: xtuple-web - web and mobile access to PostBooks

[Daniel Pocock]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Daniel Pocock <daniel at pocock.pro>

Upstream:  http://www.xtuple.org

License: mixed: Apache, BSD, MIT, CPAL

Source:

Upstream has several source repositories under
  https://github.com/xtuple

The web client is in this repository:
  https://github.com/xtuple/xtuple

and some of the other repositories contain supporting content.

Comments:

- I currently co-maintain the main xTuple / PostBooks desktop (Qt-based)
client package, it is co-ordinated through the pkg-xtuple group:
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-xtuple-maintainers

- the web client provides an alternative user interface to the same
PostgreSQL backend

- I am initially opening this bug as an RFP as there is work to be done
on dependencies (including build dependencies/tools) before this package
can be created

- some of the core dependencies (nodejs, postgresql-9.3-plv8) appear for
the first time in the next major Debian release (Jessie), making it
feasible to package this software

- information on dependencies can be discovered in these files:

https://github.com/xtuple/xtuple/blob/master/.gitmodules
https://github.com/xtuple/xtuple/blob/master/package.json
https://github.com/xtuple/xtuple/blob/master/npm-shrinkwrap.json
https://github.com/xtuple/xtuple/blob/master/scripts/install_xtuple.sh

- the next step is to build a wiki page with a table listing all the
dependencies, their licenses and their packaging status

- upstream appears to be targeting Ubuntu LTS so it should be possible
to find common ground on a lot of things