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061201 Alec Warner wrote: |
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> If you look at |
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> http://spaceparanoids.org/gentoo/gpnl/qa.php?q=no-herd-maintainer |
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> you will see a list of packages with NO maintainer and NO herd. |
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> For users, if you see something you use, |
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> you may become a proxy-maintainer for it. |
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A quick run thro' the pkgs listed reveals 5 which seem important : |
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gle -- for Xscreensaver |
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libwmf -- for Imagemagick |
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libidn -- for Mutt Curl Kdelibs |
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openmotif + motif-config -- for Gvim |
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There are 6 more which are surely useful, 3 installed here : |
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e3 -- excellent tiny editor (installed) |
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ckermit -- powerful tool for accessing remote machines |
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(I have it installed in /usr/local , |
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not having realised there was a Gentoo pkg) |
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sc -- spreadsheet in a terminal, ie it doesn't need X (IIRC) |
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nedit -- powerful pgmers' editor popular in some places |
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yudit -- Unicode editor (installed) |
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expect -- useful tool for automating interactive tasks |
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Perhaps you should tell users briefly what proxy-maintenance involves. |
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PS another thread mentioned Cgoban : this is very useful for Go players. |
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