| Mechtilde | https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calendar-exchange-provider/+bug/1203433 | 08:32 |
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| Mechtilde | what can I also do, to push on? | 08:33 |
| Mechtilde | This is NOT a mozilla hosted Add-On | 08:33 |
| Mechtilde | like Enigmail etc | 08:33 |
| nikolam | complain on ubuntu-dev IRC channel, post to mailing lists, contact maintainers by mail? dunno | 08:59 |
| Mechtilde | which maintainer? | 09:00 |
| Mechtilde | and on ubuntu-dev they told me to post it here | 09:00 |
| Mechtilde | whom should I contact | 09:02 |
| nikolam | well ubuntu-vdev might know since they told you to pass it here | 09:03 |
| chrisccoulson | Not allowing Mozilla addons in the archive isn't a decision that's going to be reversed | 09:03 |
| nikolam | I would look for maintainers for Mozilla products in Ubuntu | 09:03 |
| nikolam | Mechtilde, you wanted to include an addon to be shipped together with TB by default in Ubuntu? | 09:04 |
| Mechtilde | not by default | 09:04 |
| Mechtilde | it's a third party add-On | 09:05 |
| Mechtilde | Upstream is Ericsson/Inia | 09:05 |
| Mechtilde | India | 09:05 |
| nikolam | chrisccoulson, so not any Mozilla addon is allowed to enter Ubuntu and be maintained? Maybe because Mozilla itself does not maintain addons and does not ship them, that is why? | 09:06 |
| Mechtilde | For Thunderbird itself Maintainer is "Ubuntu core Developers" | 09:06 |
| nikolam | And what about having it and maintaining it in PPA? | 09:07 |
| Mechtilde | This Add-On is NOT hosted by Mozilla | 09:07 |
| Mechtilde | Can you sponsor me to get a ppa access? | 09:08 |
| nikolam | I personally just chat . | 09:08 |
| Mechtilde | and Enigmail is a Mozilla Add-On too and it IS in Ubuntu | 09:09 |
| nikolam | I see.. | 09:09 |
| Mechtilde | xul-ext-gdata-provider too | 09:10 |
| Mechtilde | So I guess the restriction is for firefox and not for thunderbird/lightning | 09:10 |
| nikolam | So it is to connect Thunderbird to Exchange server. I think paople could be worried how one can maintain that working, if Microsoft changes Exchange to become incompatible for a reason or something? | 09:11 |
| nikolam | (Just thinking out at loud) | 09:11 |
| Mechtilde | Ericsson/India work on it and I maintain it in debian | 09:12 |
| Mechtilde | and I use it myself | 09:13 |
| nikolam | Maybe putting that Thunderbird add-on on Mozilla list of addons first? | 09:13 |
| nikolam | It is interesting to have it I suppose, and to allow people using it | 09:14 |
| nikolam | Is it multi-platform, e.g. does it work for Thunderbird on other platforms, like MS Windows, OSX, Solaris/Openindiana, FreeBSD? | 09:15 |
| Mechtilde | I'm not familiar with uploading to Mozilla Add-On list | 09:15 |
| Mechtilde | it is plattform independent | 09:15 |
| Mechtilde | it is a xul-extension | 09:15 |
| nikolam | Is this it: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/provider-for-microsoft-exchang/?src=search | 09:15 |
| Mechtilde | it works on all plattforms where thunderbird works | 09:16 |
| Mechtilde | no | 09:16 |
| Mechtilde | that from 2012-03-15 is very old | 09:17 |
| nikolam | But that is the same add-on but one you use is updated? | 09:18 |
| nikolam | chrisccoulson, maybe it is not about including add-on in TB but for a new package in ubuntu that adds functionality , that could be optionallu installed | 09:19 |
| Mechtilde | yes latesst relese is 3.5.0 from 2915-12-29 | 09:20 |
| Mechtilde | https://github.com/Ericsson/exchangecalendar | 09:20 |
| nikolam | Mechtilde, As i understand, there is universe class of packages in Ubuntu, with their Masters of the Universe. main, multiverse, restricted, universe | 09:21 |
| nikolam | https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu | 09:22 |
| Mechtilde | I don't understand the context | 09:23 |
| nikolam | main is supported, universe is "Community maintained software, i.e. not officially supported software. " | 09:23 |
| Mechtilde | normally ubuntu automatically mirrors the packages from Debian Testing but not this package because it is blacklisted | 09:24 |
| nikolam | PPAs anyone can make to publish it's packages and maintain them | 09:24 |
| Mechtilde | I know that I get this package into universe | 09:24 |
| Mechtilde | and PPa is for anyone without ANy trust path | 09:25 |
| Mechtilde | that's why I want to put it into universe | 09:26 |
| Mechtilde | there isn't even a separate keyring | 09:26 |
| nikolam | What about putting it into Mozilla addons on Mozilla site first? And maybe having some Ecchange server open for testing? | 09:28 |
| Mechtilde | I'm not familiar with uploading to Mozilla Add-On list | 09:29 |
| nikolam | Maybe that would be also a political decision or something to include in universe, so mailing list discussion is needed, too? | 09:29 |
| Mechtilde | which mailling list should I select | 09:29 |
| nikolam | http://is.gd/G0rbMs ? | 09:30 |
| nikolam | Or maybe firstly http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu | 09:31 |
| Mechtilde | the last Posting at Ubuntu-mozillateam is from 2012-10 | 09:32 |
| nikolam | I dunno, they (ubuntu-dev) told you to come to this channel, maybe asking them if not having answers here | 09:34 |
| nikolam | I just know that I woudl love to see it on Mozilla addons site | 09:34 |
| nikolam | wider range of prople might be interested for it and use it then just inclusion in ubuntu | 09:35 |
| Mechtilde | i need help to do so | 09:36 |
| nikolam | I also found https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SponsorshipProcess | 09:37 |
| nikolam | and this https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/CodeReviews | 09:38 |
| nikolam | I also found http://community.ubuntu.com/contribute/quality/ | 09:38 |
| nikolam | Mechtilde, there is also Mozilla IRC, with mozilla own irc server and channels, https://wiki.mozilla.org/IRC | 09:40 |
| Mechtilde | thanks for this hint, I will ask there for help | 09:40 |
| nikolam | https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/addon/submit/1 | 09:45 |
| nikolam | Mechtilde, If there is some Exchange server I can connect to with thunderbird, ask me if i can test it after adding to Mozilla Add-ons, since I am with Thunderbird on both non-Linux and can test on Ubuntu LTS Linux too. | 09:47 |
| Mechtilde | I have no open access to an Exchange server | 09:48 |
| Mechtilde | now I'm waiting for regiter mail from Mozilla | 09:50 |
| nikolam | well maybe someone at erriccson has it, for wider testing. fat chances I would install Windows+Exchange in VM locally | 09:50 |
| nikolam | But in Mozilla Addons, maybe someone would try and give feedback | 09:51 |
| Mechtilde | I can't login there after registering | 10:04 |
| nikolam | I just logged in, but I registered long time ago | 10:06 |
| nikolam | have seen mail mesage for confirmation or something? | 10:07 |
| Mechtilde | yes | 10:08 |
| Mechtilde | and I followed it | 10:08 |
| nikolam | Bah that must be something about them, maybe shouting on Mozilla's IRC or some mailing list | 10:13 |
| Mechtilde | the problem is you can't copy the link into the browser | 10:15 |
| Mechtilde | you have to click on it in thunderbird :( | 10:15 |
| Mechtilde | thats not my way to handle links in mails | 10:15 |
| Mechtilde | the agreement is for firefox | 10:17 |
| nikolam | hm, I had that for some time, I was copy/pasting link to firefox | 10:18 |
| Mechtilde | It is very difficult to submit an Add-On there nowadays | 10:45 |
| Mechtilde | the description there is only for firefox | 10:45 |
| dexterp | Hello there! I'm trying to figure out which build flags are used to build the Firefox version which is shipped with Ubuntu. Is https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CompileFirefoxNewVersion still relevant? | 15:58 |
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