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| Request: cairo (with patches to support cleartype filtering) Summary: A vector graphics library URL: http://cairographics.org Why not in Fedora: Patent issues regarding cleartype filtering Notes: this package should be part of a logical group of other patched packages supporting better subpixel rendering in Fedora, to bring up the font rendering to the level of Ubuntu, Windows XP/Vista and MacOS/X. These packages are: cairo, freetype, fontconfig, libXft (and maybe pixman, this should be checked). Source packages already exist with patches supporting these features for all the above packages at: ftp://brebs.me.uk/fedora/10/. Further info: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-186789.html |
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| Request: freetype (with patches to support subpixel rendering and bytecode interpreter) Summary: A free and portable font rendering engine URL: http://www.freetype.org Why not in Fedora: Patent issues regarding cleartype filtering and bytecode interpreter Notes: this package should be part of a logical group of other patched packages supporting better subpixel rendering in Fedora, to bring up the font rendering to the level of Ubuntu, Windows XP/Vista and MacOS/X. These packages are: cairo, freetype, fontconfig, libXft (and maybe pixman, this should be checked). Source packages already exist with patches supporting these features for all the above packages at: ftp://brebs.me.uk/fedora/10/. Further info: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-186789.html Request: fontconfig (with updated configuration to make use of available cleartype rendering and bytecode interpreter features) Summary: Font configuration and customization library URL: http://fontconfig.org Why not in Fedora: Because the default packages do not provide these features. Notes: this package should be part of a logical group of other patched packages supporting better subpixel rendering in Fedora, to bring up the font rendering to the level of Ubuntu, Windows XP/Vista and MacOS/X. These packages are: cairo, freetype, fontconfig, libXft (and maybe pixman, this should be checked). Source packages already exist with patches supporting these features for all the above packages at: ftp://brebs.me.uk/fedora/10/. Further info: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-186789.html |
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Request: gnome-main-menu Summary: A gnome panel applet that replaces the current Gnome menu. URL: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/gnome-main-menu/ Why not in Fedora: This shouldn't be in the Fedora repo because it is not a part of the official Gnom release. It is an application that is currently developed by SUSE, and is also know as SLAB. In fact there are several SUSE specific entries in the default settings that should probably be removed. Notes: The project has a page on Launchpad and a couple different repositories, but the one listed here (the svn repo) is the one that is actually under active development. |
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| Request: libXft (with cleartype filtering patches) Summary: X.Org X11 libXft runtime library URL: http://www.x.org Why not in Fedora: Patent issues regarding cleartype filtering Notes: this package should be part of a logical group of other patched packages supporting better subpixel rendering in Fedora, to bring up the font rendering to the level of Ubuntu, Windows XP/Vista and MacOS/X. These packages are: cairo, freetype, fontconfig, libXft (and maybe pixman, this should be checked). Source packages already exist with patches supporting these features for all the above packages at: ftp://brebs.me.uk/fedora/10/. Further info: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-186789.html |
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| Request: Opera Summary: A popular web browser and Internet suite. URL: http://www.opera.com/ Why not in Fedora: nonfree Notes: Opera distributes both, tarball archives and rpms for Fedora and EPEL on their download pages (e.g. http://www.opera.com/browser/download/?os=linux-i386&ver=9.63&local=y for i386). Also, they welcome if anyone wants to mirror their packages (http://www.opera.com/download/mirrors/), but it doesn't say anything about if they allow repackaging and such. |
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Request: r5u87x firmware Summary: Firmware for cameras based on Ricoh R5U87x chipsets. (Used on HP dv6000 and dv9000 series laptops and on some Sony Vaio laptops) URL: http://bitbucket.org/ahixon/r5u87x/overview/ Why not in Fedora: Possibly legal issue Notes: Rpm and sourcerpm for OpenSUSE http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/11802631/com/r5u87x-loader-0.2.0-11.3.x86_64.rpm.html (dunno if it helps at all) |
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Request: VIA drm and xorg-x11-drv Summary: Provide support for VIA graphic cards URL: http://linux.via.com.tw/support/beginDownload.action?eleid=221&fid=482 Why not in Fedora: DRM driver is avaibable in source code, but not xorg 2d/3d driver. Notes: currently avaibable for Ubuntu 8.10, but these drivers should work also with Fedora (10). For 2d confirmed, 3d needs testing. |
Package Requests
Use this page to post a request for a packages that can't go to Fedora but would be nice to have in the RPM Fusion repository.
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Important Note: Package request that don't give a good reason why the package cannot go to Fedora will get removed from this list immediately without further notice; if you are unsure if a package is suitable for Fedora then submit it to Fedora Wishlist; alternatively ask Fedora or RPM Fusion contributors for advice!
Note, there is no guarantee that package will be built, but it serves as a basis for maintainers looking for ideas on what to package next. The best way to get a package into RPM Fusion quickly is to join RPM Fusion and maintaining the package yourself.
Please edit this page to add a new request ensuring the layout is maintained. For example:
Request: foo Summary: A program that does all sorts of foo URL: http://www.example.com Why not in Fedora: Explanation why this package is not eligible as a regular package in the Fedora repositories; packages request without a proper explanation will get removed from this list immediately! Notes: Optional notes section which may be useful for potential packagers
Requests will be removed where an RPM already exists in Fedora or RPM Fusion itself.
Current Requests
Place your current requests here, in alphabetical order.
Request: acx100/acx111
Summary: Driver for Texas Instruments wireless device based
URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/acx100/
Why not in Fedora: There are legal questions raised about the origin of that driver.
Request: anyremote-j2me-client
Summary: J2ME client for anyRemote (bluetooth remote control for PC)
URL: http://anyremote.sourceforge.net/
Why not in Fedora: anyremote-j2me-client uses Sun WTK (which is free, but not open-source) for build.
Notes: Review Request at https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167
Request: CDemu
Summary: a kernel module simulate a CD drive + CD from cue/bin files
URL: http://cdemu.sourceforge.net/
Why not in Fedora: Fedora won't ship the kernel modules (RH #177583).
Request: cairo (with patches to support cleartype filtering)
Summary: A vector graphics library
URL: http://cairographics.org
Why not in Fedora: Patent issues regarding cleartype filtering
Notes: this package should be part of a logical group of other patched packages supporting better subpixel rendering in Fedora, to bring up the font rendering to the level of Ubuntu, Windows XP/Vista and MacOS/X. These packages are: cairo, freetype, fontconfig, libXft (and maybe pixman, this should be checked). Source packages already exist with patches supporting these features for all the above packages at: ftp://brebs.me.uk/fedora/10/. Further info: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-186789.html
Request: cinelerra
Summary: One of the best video edition tools around
URL: http://cinelerra.org/
Why not in Fedora: Well, this package uses a lot of codecs available in livna/rpmfusion, so, that's why.
Notes: Review Request at https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118
Request: dahdi-linux
Summary: Digium Asterisk Hardware Device Interface (DAHDI) linux kernel modules, firmware and documentation
Why not in Fedora: While Fedora does package dahdi-tools, dahdi-linux contains kernel modules (and firmware)
that are not part of the main kernel tree, and are not included in Fedora. Note that there is no need to package
dahdi-tools as this would be redundant. A spec file that I use currently is here:
https://messinet.com/svn/rpms/dahdi-linux/trunk/dahdi-linux.spec
Request: Doom Legacy 2.0
Summary: SDL Open GL Doom Source port (WIP refer to the legacy forum or svn directory)
URL: http://legacy.newdoom.com
Why not in Fedora: Requires a commercial or shareware version of either DOOM, Ultimate DOOM or DOOM2
Request: freetype (with patches to support subpixel rendering and bytecode interpreter)
Summary: A free and portable font rendering engine
URL: http://www.freetype.org
Why not in Fedora: Patent issues regarding cleartype filtering and bytecode interpreter
Notes: this package should be part of a logical group of other patched packages supporting better subpixel rendering in Fedora, to bring up the font rendering to the level of Ubuntu, Windows XP/Vista and MacOS/X. These packages are: cairo, freetype, fontconfig, libXft (and maybe pixman, this should be checked). Source packages already exist with patches supporting these features for all the above packages at: ftp://brebs.me.uk/fedora/10/. Further info: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-186789.html
Request: fontconfig (with updated configuration to make use of available cleartype rendering and bytecode interpreter features)
Summary: Font configuration and customization library
URL: http://fontconfig.org
Why not in Fedora: Because the default packages do not provide these features.
Notes: this package should be part of a logical group of other patched packages supporting better subpixel rendering in Fedora, to bring up the font rendering to the level of Ubuntu, Windows XP/Vista and MacOS/X. These packages are: cairo, freetype, fontconfig, libXft (and maybe pixman, this should be checked). Source packages already exist with patches supporting these features for all the above packages at: ftp://brebs.me.uk/fedora/10/. Further info: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-186789.html
Request: generator
Summary: An open-source Sega Genesis / Megadrive emulator
URL: http://www.ghostwhitecrab.com/generator/
Why not in Fedora: Emulators are not permitted in Fedora
Request: GnomeBoyAdvance
Summary: Gnomeboyadvance is a GNOME frontend for the Visual Boy Advance emulator
URL: http://developer.berlios.de/projects/gnomeboyadvance/
Why not in Fedora: Emulators are not permitted in Fedora
Request: gstreamer-pitfdll
Summary: GStreamer plugin that allows the use of binary files, such as Quicktime QTX or Directshow/DMO DLL files.
URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pitfdll/
Why not in Fedora: Probably because of codecs
Request: HandBrake
Summary: An open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.
URL: http://handbrake.fr/
Why not in Fedora: Contains implementations of encoders and decoders for patented algorithms (e.g. MP3).
Notes: This comes in both a CLI and GUI version, which would both be useful. Also, it requires libdvdcss to read DVDs directly.
Request: icc-profiles
Summary: Icc color profiles from Adobe to use with scribus, gimp, cinepaint.
URL: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/iccprofiles/iccprofiles_linux.html
Why not in Fedora: Non-free packages not allowed in Fedora.
Request: Kdenlive
Summary: A video editing program
URL: http://www.kdenlive.org/
Why not in Fedora: Probably because of codecs
Notes: Requires mlt and mlt++ which are currently not in fedora either. See http://www.kdenlive.org/compile for more info.
Request: libXft (with cleartype filtering patches)
Summary: X.Org X11 libXft runtime library
URL: http://www.x.org
Why not in Fedora: Patent issues regarding cleartype filtering
Notes: this package should be part of a logical group of other patched packages supporting better subpixel rendering in Fedora, to bring up the font rendering to the level of Ubuntu, Windows XP/Vista and MacOS/X. These packages are: cairo, freetype, fontconfig, libXft (and maybe pixman, this should be checked). Source packages already exist with patches supporting these features for all the above packages at: ftp://brebs.me.uk/fedora/10/. Further info: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-186789.html
Request: LiVES
Summary: LiVES is a Free, Open Source video editor *and* a VJ tool, using less resources than cinelerra.
URL: http://lives.sourceforge.net/
Why not in Fedora: Codecs used, as usual...
Notes: rpms available from sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=64341&package_id=198331
Request: ManDVD
Summary: KDE based DVD creation program.
URL: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php/ManDVD?content=83906
Why not in Fedora: It depends on packages already in RPM Fusion (FFmpeg, mplayer, transcode, etc)
Request: moonlight
Summary: Free implementation of Microsoft' Silverlight
URL: http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight
Why not in Fedora: On the forbidden list due to patent concerns
Notes: Already packaged for openSUSE' packman repo, package might be useful as a template - http://packman.links2linux.org/package/libmoon
Request: Mupen64
Summary: Nintendo 64 emulator
URL: http://mupen64.emulation64.com/
Why not in Fedora: Emulators are not permitted in Fedora
Notes: This one was at Dribble but it is not in RPM Fusion. Mupen64 seems to work only on i386 and there are no updates on the project home page in the last 3 years. There is an active fork, called mupen64plus (see below).
Request: Mupen64Plus
Summary: Nintendo 64 emulator
URL: http://code.google.com/p/mupen64plus/
Why not in Fedora: Emulators are not permitted in Fedora
Notes: Review Request at http://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=303
Request: netperf
Summary: Network performance/benchmarking with the ability to benchmark many different protocols
URL: http://www.netperf.org/netperf/NetperfPage.html
Why not in Fedora: Does not appear to be a compatible license, COPYING file states it's owned by HP, but the code appears to be FOSS.
Notes: No special requirements or dependencies that I know of.
Request: Open Movie Editor
Summary: Open Movie Editor is a free and open source video editing program, designed for basic movie making capabilities. It aims do be powerful enough for the amateur movie artist, yet easy to use.
URL: http://www.openmovieeditor.org/
Why not in Fedora: The codecs it uses are not compatible with fedora's license.
Notes: rpm already available in opensuse through the packman repos: http://packman.links2linux.de/package/OpenMovieEditor
Request: OpenTTD
Summary: OpenTTD is a clone of the Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe"
URL: http://www.openttd.org
Why not in Fedora: Requires Abandonware data files
Notes: Review Request at https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309
Request: Opera
Summary: A popular web browser and Internet suite.
URL: http://www.opera.com/
Why not in Fedora: nonfree
Notes: Opera distributes both, tarball archives and rpms for Fedora and EPEL on their download pages (e.g. http://www.opera.com/browser/download/?os=linux-i386&ver=9.63&local=y for i386). Also, they welcome if anyone wants to mirror their packages (http://www.opera.com/download/mirrors/), but it doesn't say anything about if they allow repackaging and such.
Request: PCSX
Summary: An open-source Sony PlayStation emulator
URL: http://www.pcsx.net/
Why not in Fedora: Emulators are not permitted in Fedora
Notes: pcsx-df (Debian fork) review has been dropped at Dribble (http://dribble.org.uk/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=130)
Request: r5u87x firmware
Summary: Firmware for cameras based on Ricoh R5U87x chipsets. (Used on HP dv6000 and dv9000 series laptops and on some Sony Vaio laptops)
URL: http://bitbucket.org/ahixon/r5u87x/overview/
Why not in Fedora: Possibly legal issue
Notes: Rpm and sourcerpm for OpenSUSE http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/11802631/com/r5u87x-loader-0.2.0-11.3.x86_64.rpm.html
(dunno if it helps at all)
Request: sdlhazemd
Summary: HazeMD is a Megadrive/Genesis emulator based on the MAME code
URL: http://rbelmont.mameworld.info/?page_id=163
Why not in Fedora: Emulators are not permitted in Fedora
Request: sidplay2 (review submitted at Dribble: BZ #122, BZ #123)
Summary: A cycle-exact version of sidplay (which is in Extras) also utilizing C64 ROMs
URL: http://sidplay2.sourceforge.net/
Why not in Fedora: Emulators are not permitted Fedora
Notes: Needs libsidplay2 to be packaged as it's not available in upstream repos
Request: snack
Summary: The Snack Sound Toolkit is designed to be used with a scripting language such as Tcl/Tk or Python. Using Snack you can create powerful multi-platform audio applications with just a few lines of code.
URL: http://www.speech.kth.se/snack/
Why not in Fedora: Has mp3 stuff in it
Notes: This library will allow amsn to send/receive audio clips
Request: StepMania 3.9
Summary: Game similar to Dance Dance Revolution where user can add/create steps and songs
URL: http://www.stepmania.com/
Why not in Fedora: Uses mp3 files for music
Request: VIA drm and xorg-x11-drv
Summary: Provide support for VIA graphic cards
URL: http://linux.via.com.tw/support/beginDownload.action?eleid=221&fid=482
Why not in Fedora: DRM driver is avaibable in source code, but not xorg 2d/3d driver.
Notes: currently avaibable for Ubuntu 8.10, but these drivers should work also with Fedora (10). For 2d confirmed, 3d needs testing.
Request: Veejay
Summary: visual instrument and realtime video sampler
URL: http://www.veejayhq.net/
Why not in Fedora: The engine is based upon ffmpeg and the mjpegtools
Request: vdr-softdevice (ShmClient)
Summary: Plugin for vdr which enables output via X11-Xv. With it you can use ShmClient to get vdr output with budget-only hardware (without a hardware MPEG-decoder).
URL: http://softdevice.berlios.de/
Why not in Fedora: It uses ffpmeg to decode the MPEG-stream.
Request: VirtualBox
Summary: An x86 virtualization software package distributed under the GPL
URL: http://www.virtualbox.org
Why not in Fedora: According to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/TillMaas/Virtualbox Fedora won't accept it because it has a kernel module
Request: Visual Boy Advance
Summary: A Gamboy Advance Emulator
URL: http://vba.ngemu.com/
Why not in Fedora: Emulators are not permitted in Fedora
Notes: Review Request: https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=177
Request: Xe
Summary: A multi system emulator emulates many console and handheld video game systems. Xe is an original emulator written from scratch.
URL: http://www.xe-emulator.com/
Why not in Fedora: Emulators are not permitted in Fedora
Request: xsnow
Summary: Xsnow is the X-windows application that will let it snow on the root, in between and on windows. Santa and his reindeer will complete your festive-season feeling.
URL: http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/rick/Xsnow/
Why not in Fedora: Unclear license, probably shareware-like. Freely distributable, but not Free Software
Notes: A specfile for fedora available at http://users.linpro.no/ingvar/xsnow.spec
Request: zaptel-kmod (In progress - Seeking sponsor to add WillTatam as a contributor)
Summary: zaptel kernel module for telephony cards
URL: http://www.asterisk.org/
Why not in Fedora: Fedora won't ship the kernel modules (RH #177583).
Notes: Asterisk (review RH #178922) and Zaptel tools (review RH #177584) are in Fedora.Maintainers: If you decide to work on a package requested here, please label it as "in progress" for example - Request: foo (in progress). Once the package has been published, remove it from this list. Thanks.
Software we won't package
Request: AdobeReader Summary: An application that can view, navigate and print PDF documents Notes: Adobe provides its own Yum repository for Adobe Reader and Flash - see http://blogs.adobe.com/acroread/2008/02/adobe_reader_now_available_via.html URL: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html Why not in RPM Fusion: It is not re-distributable. See http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/distribute.html Request: libdvdcss Summary: A library for accessing and unscrambling DVDs encrypted with the Content Scramble System (CSS) URL: http://www.videolan.org/developers/libdvdcss.html Why not in RPM Fusion: The short story is: It was agreed on not to ship it due to various reasons around the fact that libdvdcss is a bit more complicated (or dangerous) than all the other software RPM Fusion offeres have. The long story and all the arguments for and against shipping it can be found in the mailing lists archives. Livna and Freshrpms will provide libdvdcss for the forseeable future.