[finnix] new package request: directvnc

[Ferenc Wagner]

"Peter H. Fröhlich" <phf at cs.jhu.edu> writes:

> On Jun 3, 2008, at 5:41 AM, Ferenc Wagner wrote:
>
>> Is is possible to also include directvnc in the next release?
>>
>> http://packages.qa.debian.org/d/directvnc.html
>>
>> It has its problems (orphaned, catches Ctrl+Q), but still the most
>> lightweight VNC client I know of.  And I apt-get it after each Finnix
>> boot...  :)
>
> I can't believe that a useful package like that has no maintainer. Is
> it orphaned only in Debian or completely? Looks like the savannah
> site has no updates in the past 4 years, but maybe someone else forked?

See http://code.google.com/p/directvnc-rev/

> Just seems too strange that there is not enough interest in this to
> keep it going. I know nothing of VNC, but I might take a look at the
> sources just because it seems so sad.

I guess packaging the above for Debian is the right way forward.  I'm
willing to put some effort into that, but I'm not a Debian developer.
-- 
Cheers,
Feri.