Re: [Visualpython-users] Quantian

[Jonathan B. <jbr...@ea...>]

On Thu, 2005-01-13 at 09:01 -0500, Gary wrote:

> But vpython is missing.  I asked the developer, Dirk Eddelbuettel, about 
> adding it, and he replied
> "
> Sounds cool. Once again, packaged in Debian would my life a hell of a lot
> easier -- so could you file an 'rfp' bug against the virtual wnpp package?
> If you use the reportbug(1) tool, a stanza should appear that you can fill
> with some data we commonly supply for 'request for packages' bug.
> "

RFP: Request for Package.  A kind of bug that a Debian user files
against the WNPP (Work-Needing and Prospective Packages) package.  This
has already been done
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=112118, but little
action has been taken on it in years.

> This paragraph may as well be written in Greek.  I assume it's in 
> Debianese.  Can anyone interpret and comment on the feasibility of doing 
> this?  Is it a big deal?  I also assume one needs a Debian to prepare 
> the pacakge.  Volunteers? 

Floris Bruynooghe had produced an unofficial package of VPython for
Debian.  You can find various messages about them in the archives if you
search for her name.

HTH,
-Jonathan