[08:32] <Mechtilde> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calendar-exchange-provider/+bug/1203433
[08:33] <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
[08:59] <nikolam> complain on ubuntu-dev IRC channel, post to mailing lists, contact maintainers by mail? dunno
[09:00] <Mechtilde> which maintainer?
[09:00] <Mechtilde> and on ubuntu-dev they told me to post it here
[09:02] <Mechtilde> whom should I contact
[09:03] <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
[09:04] <nikolam> Mechtilde, you wanted to include an addon to be shipped together with TB by default in Ubuntu?
[09:04] <Mechtilde> not by default
[09:05] <Mechtilde> it's a third party add-On
[09:05] <Mechtilde> Upstream is Ericsson/Inia
[09:05] <Mechtilde> India
[09:06] <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"
[09:07] <nikolam> And what about having it and maintaining it in PPA?
[09:07] <Mechtilde> This Add-On is NOT hosted by Mozilla
[09:08] <Mechtilde> Can you sponsor me to get a ppa access?
[09:08] <nikolam> I personally just chat .
[09:09] <Mechtilde> and Enigmail is a Mozilla Add-On too and it IS in Ubuntu
[09:09] <nikolam> I see..
[09:10] <Mechtilde> xul-ext-gdata-provider too
[09:10] <Mechtilde> So I guess the restriction is for firefox and not for thunderbird/lightning
[09:11] <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)
[09:12] <Mechtilde> Ericsson/India work on it and I maintain it in debian
[09:13] <Mechtilde> and I use it myself
[09:13] <nikolam> Maybe putting that Thunderbird add-on on Mozilla list of addons first?
[09:14] <nikolam> It is interesting to have it I suppose, and to allow people using it
[09:15] <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
[09:16] <Mechtilde> it works on all plattforms where thunderbird works
[09:16] <Mechtilde> no
[09:17] <Mechtilde> that from 2012-03-15 is very old
[09:18] <nikolam> But that is the same add-on but one you use is updated?
[09:19] <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
[09:20] <Mechtilde> yes latesst relese is 3.5.0 from 2915-12-29
[09:20] <Mechtilde> https://github.com/Ericsson/exchangecalendar
[09:21] <nikolam> Mechtilde, As i understand, there is universe class of packages in Ubuntu, with their Masters of the Universe. main, multiverse, restricted, universe
[09:22] <nikolam> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu
[09:23] <Mechtilde> I don't understand the context
[09:23] <nikolam> main is supported, universe is "Community maintained software, i.e. not officially supported software. "
[09:24] <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
[09:25] <Mechtilde> and PPa is for anyone without ANy trust path
[09:26] <Mechtilde> that's why I want to put it into universe
[09:26] <Mechtilde> there isn't even a separate keyring
[09:28] <nikolam> What about putting it into Mozilla addons on Mozilla site first? And maybe having some Ecchange server open for testing?
[09:29] <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
[09:30] <nikolam> http://is.gd/G0rbMs ?
[09:31] <nikolam> Or maybe firstly http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
[09:32] <Mechtilde> the last Posting at Ubuntu-mozillateam is from 2012-10
[09:34] <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
[09:35] <nikolam> wider range of prople might be interested for it and use it then just inclusion in ubuntu
[09:36] <Mechtilde> i need help to do so
[09:37] <nikolam> I also found https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SponsorshipProcess
[09:38] <nikolam> and this https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/CodeReviews
[09:38] <nikolam> I also found http://community.ubuntu.com/contribute/quality/
[09:40] <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
[09:45] <nikolam> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/addon/submit/1
[09:47] <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.
[09:48] <Mechtilde> I have no open access to an Exchange server
[09:50] <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
[09:51] <nikolam> But in Mozilla Addons, maybe someone would try and give feedback
[10:04] <Mechtilde> I can't login there after registering
[10:06] <nikolam> I just logged in, but I registered long time ago
[10:07] <nikolam> have seen mail mesage for confirmation or something?
[10:08] <Mechtilde> yes
[10:08] <Mechtilde> and I followed it
[10:13] <nikolam> Bah that must be something about them, maybe shouting on Mozilla's IRC or some mailing list
[10:15] <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
[10:17] <Mechtilde> the agreement is for firefox
[10:18] <nikolam> hm, I had that for some time, I was copy/pasting link to firefox
[10:45] <Mechtilde> It is very difficult to submit an Add-On there nowadays
[10:45] <Mechtilde> the description there is only for firefox
[15:58] <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?