One of the really nice free software applications used in schools today is Celestia. It is a 3D simulation of the universe, represented with its stars and planets. Screen shots etc are available from <URL: http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ >.
This package is missing in Lenny. It is also missing in Etch and Sarge. It was present in Woody, but has been held out of the stable release because of a license issue. The maintainer need help clearing the copyright issue. The Debian status is available from <URL: http://packages.qa.debian.org/c/celestia.html >, the the BTS report in question is <URL: http://bugs.debian.org/174456 >. Are there any volunteers to help the maintainer solving the issue? It is mostly a communication task, tracking down who to ask to have the license of various pieces of the package clarified. The Celestia package is one of the few really good educational packages missing in Lenny, and this is the reason I want us to focus on it. According to <URL:http://popcon.skolelinux.org>, it is installed in 7% of the population, and used last week in 0.6% of the population. Cc to the maintainer, to make him aware of this request. Happy hacking, -- Petter Reinholdtsen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
