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= RPM Requests = = Package Requests =
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Use this page to post a request for a package that you would like to see in the RPM Fusion repository. If a package can be included in Fedora, please submit the request to the [[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/WishList|Fedora Wishlist]] or to the [[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Games/WishList|Fedora Games SIG Wishlist]]. 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. For update requests or package enhancements use [[http://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org|bugzilla]] please.
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/!\ '''If you cannot say why a package cannot go in Fedora probably you shouldn't submit your request here but in one of the aforementioned wishlists.''' /!\ '''Important Note:''' Package request that don't give a good reason why the package cannot go to Fedora will get '''[[WishlistRemoved|removed]] from this list immediately''' without further notice; if you are unsure if a package is suitable for Fedora then submit it to [[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/WishList|Fedora Wishlist]]; alternatively ask Fedora or RPM Fusion contributors for advice!
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There is no guarantee that the package will be built, but it serves as a basis for maintainers looking for ideas on what to package next. Alternatively, please consider joining RPM Fusion and maintaining the package yourself. 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. But that doesn't happen very often, as you can guess from the length of this list. The best way to get a package into RPM Fusion quickly is to join RPM Fusion and maintaining the package yourself.
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  Why not in Fedora: Explanation why this package is not eligible as a regular package in the Fedora repositories   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!
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  Request: autopano-sift
  Summary: SIFT Feature Detection implementation
  URL: http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~nowozin/autopano-sift/
  Why not in Fedora: The SIFT algorithm is restricted by patents in the United States
  Notes: Requires mono. A fedora package is available at Bruno Postle's repository: http://bugbear.blackfish.org.uk/~bruno/apt/fedora/linux/5/i386/SRPMS.panorama/

  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: 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: 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: libtrash
  Summary: An universal trash can for GNU/Linux
  URL: http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~marriaga/software/libtrash/
  Why not in Fedora:

  Request: Linux UVC driver and tools
  Summary: v4l2 webcam driver for uvc webcams
  URL: http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/
  Why not in Fedora: Adds driver support for webcams not covered in the gspca driver and requires a similar kernel module to the kmdl-gspca package that is already in RPM Fusion.

  Request: ManDVD
  Summary: KDE based DVD creation program.
  URL: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=38347
  Why not in Fedora:

  Request: MiMMS
  Summary: An MMS stream downloader
  URL: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/mimms/
  Why not in Fedora: Depends on libmms

  Request: MythTV (In progress - Seeking sponsor to add WillTatam as a contributor)
  Summary: PVR supporting both V4L capture cards and DVB/ATSC cards
  URL: http://www.mythtv.org
  Why not in Fedora: Depends on libraries such as lame and libdvdcss

  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: A fedora package is available at Hany's repository: http://hany.sk/~hany/_data/SRPM/doors-f7/

  Request: PCSX
  Summary: An open-source Sony PlayStation emulator
  URL: http://www.pcsx.net/
  Why not in Fedora: Emulators are not permitted in Fedora

  Request: psad
  Summary: The Port Scan Attack Detector (psad)
  URL: http://www.cipherdyne.org/psad/
  Why not in Fedora:

  Request: pyscrabble
  Summary: An online multiplayer clone of the game Scrabble
  URL: http://pyscrabble.sourceforge.net/
  Why not in Fedora:

  Request: Q DVD Author
  Summary: A QT frontend for DVD authoring
  URL: http://qdvdauthor.sourceforge.net/
  Why not in Fedora:
  Notes: Seems far too unstable and quirky as yet, to be worth building

  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: SnortSam
  Summary: SnortSam is a plugin for Snort. Plugin allows for automated blocking of IP addresses on firewalls
  URL: http://www.snortsam.net/
  Why not in Fedora:

  Request: SpcaGui
  Summary: A nice VideoGrabber vor Spca5xx-devices.
  URL: http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html
  Why not in Fedora: It's a nice, small Gui for the Spca5xx-driver which is already in livna.

  Request: spcaview & Spcaserv & Spcacat
  Summary: A set of tools for the spca5xx module
  URL: http://mxhaard.free.fr/sview.html
  Why not in Fedora: The driver (spca) is already included (in livna) but for good use, this tools are required.

  Request: TA Spring
  Summary: 3D RTS game based on Total Annihilation
  URL: http://spring.clan-sy.com/
  Why not in Fedora:

  Request: thoggen
  Summary: DVD backup utility ('DVD ripper') for Linux, based on GStreamer and Gtk+. In contrast to other powerful dvd rippers, it is very easy to use.
  URL: http://thoggen.net/
  Why not in Fedora: Makes use of some gstreamer packages which Fedora is not allowed to ship.
  Notes: I saw some RPMs on the web, maybe you can get a .SPEC and just improve it a little bit. Then it's not that much work.

  Request: TorK
  Summary: Anonymity manager for the KDE Desktop on Linux and Unix systems.
  URL: http://www.anonymityanywhere.com/tork/
  Why not in Fedora:

  Request: waste
  Summary: WASTE is a software product and protocol that enables secure distributed communication for small (on the order of 10-50 nodes) trusted groups of users.
  URL: http://waste.sf.net/
  Why not in Fedora: Perhaps the most secure P2P connection and Protocol, presently under development

  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: 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.

  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: aacgain
  Summary: AACGain is a modification to the excellent mp3gain program. It supports AAC (mp4/m4a/QuickTime) audio files.
  URL: http://altosdesign.com/aacgain/
  Why not in Fedora: Same reason mp3gain is not eligible; fear of patents. And it requires packages only available in rpm fusion.
  Notes: Should be a straight-forward addition
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'''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 ==
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  Request: AdobeReader
  Summary: An application that can view, navigate and print PDF documents
  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: 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.
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  Request: Adobe ICC Profiles
  Summary: ICC profiles for use in gnome-color-manager
  URL: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/iccprofiles/iccprofiles_linux.html
  Why not in Fedora: Non-free license, but free to redistribute.
  Notes: OpenSUSE source RPM available at: http://download.opensuse.org/source/factory/repo/non-oss/suse/src/
}}}
{{{
  Request: Aegisub
  Summary: Subtitling+typesetting application with ASS/SSA support
  URL: http://www.aegisub.net/
  Why not in Fedora: Depands on FFMpeg for video preview
  Notes: Fedora 10 rpm available but unstable: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpost.php?p=1197600&postcount=7
}}}
{{{
  Request: amule adunanza
  Summary: software to use kad network for fastweb users
  Url: www.adunanza.net
  why not in fedora: could be legal problems with p2p software
}}}
{{{
Request: Antivir
  Summary: Antivir is a free and highly popular German virus scanner with one of the best detection rates on the market and e.g. available on openSUSE.
  URL: http://www.free-av.de/de/download/download_servers.php
  Why not in Fedora: Antivir is free, but not open. For private use only.
}}}
{{{
  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: ATI Stream SDK
  Summary: An SDK for OpenCL on ATI cards.
  URL: http://developer.amd.com/gpu/ATIStreamSDK/Pages/default.aspx
  Why n

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. For update requests or package enhancements use bugzilla please.

/!\ 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. But that doesn't happen very often, as you can guess from the length of this list. 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: aacgain
  Summary: AACGain is a modification to the excellent mp3gain program. It supports AAC (mp4/m4a/QuickTime) audio files.
  URL: http://altosdesign.com/aacgain/
  Why not in Fedora: Same reason mp3gain is not eligible; fear of patents. And it requires packages only available in rpm fusion.
  Notes: Should be a straight-forward addition

  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: Adobe ICC Profiles
  Summary: ICC profiles for use in gnome-color-manager
  URL: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/iccprofiles/iccprofiles_linux.html
  Why not in Fedora: Non-free license, but free to redistribute.
  Notes: OpenSUSE source RPM available at: http://download.opensuse.org/source/factory/repo/non-oss/suse/src/

  Request: Aegisub
  Summary: Subtitling+typesetting application with ASS/SSA support
  URL: http://www.aegisub.net/
  Why not in Fedora: Depands on FFMpeg for video preview
  Notes: Fedora 10 rpm available but unstable: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpost.php?p=1197600&postcount=7

  Request: amule adunanza
  Summary: software to use kad network for fastweb users
  Url: www.adunanza.net
  why not in fedora: could be legal problems with p2p software

Request: Antivir
  Summary: Antivir is a free and highly popular German virus scanner with one of the best detection rates on the market and e.g. available on openSUSE.
  URL: http://www.free-av.de/de/download/download_servers.php
  Why not in Fedora: Antivir is free, but not open. For private use only.

  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

Wishlist (last edited 2023-11-14 09:37:58 by anonymous)