I can second the recommendation of this software: I find this extension absolutely essential when conducting research. The integration with both Firefox and OpenOffice has made it a key point in convincing fellow researchers to give Linux a try, as one of the most common barriers they've presented is that they can't live without EndNote. As a side note, packing the OOo extension that gives this integration should also be considered.
There are, however, a couple issues, raised by Ubuntu packagers[1], that need to be addressed. First, is the ECL license that Zotero uses[2], although considered open source[3], is not one we traditionally deal with. The Ubuntu folks have essentially decided that it is "probably good enough," which also probably applies to Debian, but it is certainly a question worth investigating. The other issue they discussed are the extension's frequent releases, and how Ubuntu is instituting a standardized method for maintaining Firefox extensions (automatically import new updates into the current development release then push them into backports shortly thereafter. Does anyone know if there are any such plans for Debian? Is there a standardized method of packaging Mozilla extensions? If not (a quick search doesn't reveal anything), it might be worth collaborating with the Ubuntu folks to have avoid needless duplication of work, as they seem to have put quite a bit of thought into the issue. This may be something that should be discussed on a broader list, but I'm not sure which one (med is the only Debian list I'm on), so please post wherever you feel is appropriate (but if you could keep me in the CC list, I would appreciate it) If we do decide to just package this one extension individually, I wouldn't mind giving it a try, although I have no mozilla packaging experience. Cheers, -Gabriel [1]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/239575 [2]: http://www.zotero.org/documentation/#small_print_stuff [3]: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ecl1.php On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Andreas Tille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 1 Oct 2008, Charles Plessy wrote: > >> this looks very interesting. Any volunteer with some mozilla >> background ? > > BTW, I've taken the hint from mentioning the lawsuite in a German > newsticker - so this > > http://dltj.org/article/zotero-lawsuit-extracts/ > > seems to be a really good advertising for zotero ... > > Kind regards > > Andreas. > > -- > http://fam-tille.de > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
