RFS: qutim, qutim-protocol-icq, qutim-protocol-jabber

[Всеволод Величко]

Dear mentors,

I am looking for a sponsor for my packages "qutim",
"qutim-protocol-icq", "qutim-protocol-jabber".

* Package name    : qutim
  Version         : 0.2-1
  Upstream Author : Ruslan Nigmatullin <euroelessar@...>
* URL             : http://qutim.org
* License         : GPLv2 or later
  Section         : net

It builds these binary packages:
qutim      - lightweight, fast and friendly Instant Messenger
qutim-dbg  - qutIM debug symbols
qutim-dev  - qutIM plugin development headers

The package appears to be lintian clean.
The upload would fix these bugs: 491008

* Package name    : qutim-protocol-icq
  Version         : 0.2-1
  Upstream Author : Rustam Chakin <qutim.develop@...>
* URL             : http://qutim.org
* License         : GPLv2 or later
  Section         : net

It builds these binary packages:
qutim-protocol-icq - qutIM ICQ protocol support
qutim-protocol-icq-dbg - qutIM ICQ protocol debug symbols

The package appears to be lintian clean.
The upload would fix these bugs: 518619

* Package name    : qutim-protocol-jabber
  Version         : 0.2-1
  Upstream Author : Ruslan Nigmatullin <euroelessar@...>
* URL             : http://qutim.org
* License         : GPLv2 or later
  Section         : net

It builds these binary packages:
qutim-protocol-jabber - qutIM Jabber protocol support
qutim-protocol-jabber-dbg - qutIM Jabber protocol debug symbols
qutim-protocol-jabber-dev - qutim Jabber protocol development headers

The package appears to be lintian clean.
The upload would fix these bugs: 518621

My motivation for maintaining these packages is: for more than year
I've been an unofficial Debian/Ubuntu local repository maintainer
(http://qutim.org/debian), but with the stable qutIM release I'd like
to also maintain official repository qutIM packages. Also, since I'm
the qutIM server administrator and have a close contact with upstream,
it'll be easier to fix any bugs found.

The packages can be found on mentors.debian.net:

- URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/q/qutim
- URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/q/qutim-protocol-icq
- URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/q/qutim-protocol-jabber

- Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable
main contrib non-free
- Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable
main contrib non-free
- Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable
main contrib non-free

- dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/q/qutim/qutim_0.2-1.dsc
- dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/q/qutim-protocol-icq/qutim-protocol-icq_0.2-1.dsc
- dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/q/qutim-protocol-jabber/qutim-protocol-jabber_0.2-1.dsc

I would be glad if someone uploaded these packages for me.

P.S. Since qutim requires at least one protocol for successful work,
I've decided to send one letter for all three packages. Sorry for any
inconvenience.

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Best wishes,
Vsevolod Velichko


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[Paul Wise-3]

There are already quite a few multi-protocol instant messenger
clients; the telepathy stack is probably the most important, followed
by pidgin.

What does the qutim UI offer over empathy (telepathy client) and pidgin?

What do the qutim protocol implementations offer over the ones in the
telepathy stack and libpurple (used by pidgin and optionally in
telepathy)?

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bye,
pabs

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[Всеволод Величко]

In fact, qutIM uses Qt framework, rather than GTK as Empathy/Pidgin or
Glib in Telepathy, so it's DE-independent, and don't require neither
Gnome nor KDE libraries (so I think it's incorrect to compare it with
telepathy/kopete).  In pure-Qt IM's I can name only SIM, which has
practically died in the Qt3 times.
It has extremely more complete and correct implementation of ICQ
protocol, than telepathy/pidgin.
Next, it has support of widely spread in Russia MRIM protocol
(packaging in progress), no other linux clients support it at the
moment.
Jabber support is based on the gloox library, which supports some
XEPs, that at least Pidgin don't know, e.g. capabilities. Work on
Jingle and filetransfer is in progress.
Also pidgin/empathy have very bad support of some user-loved
feeatures, such as x-statuses, moods, activities.
And finally, qutIM have rich plugin system and great skin engines.
It's possible to change any client's components like chat window (no
holywars about input field as in Pidgin:) ), and add many other
features, either messaging-related (e.g. mass messaging plugin or
chess as in Psi) or interface ones (e.g. it already has plugins for
KDE-integration and libnotify notifications).

Thanks for your interest :)

2009/11/5 Paul Wise <pabs@...>:
> There are already quite a few multi-protocol instant messenger
> clients; the telepathy stack is probably the most important, followed
> by pidgin.
>
> What does the qutim UI offer over empathy (telepathy client) and pidgin?
>
> What do the qutim protocol implementations offer over the ones in the
> telepathy stack and libpurple (used by pidgin and optionally in
> telepathy)?


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Best wishes,
Vsevolod Velichko


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