On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 02:00:40PM +0200, Javier Fernandez-Sanguino wrote:
> 1- It would be nice if it integrated with GNOME/KDE menus by 
> registering itself as an application (see 
> http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Standards_2fdesktop_2dentry_2dspec)
> I do this in the Debian packages, so that users don't have to do it 
> manually (or using Smeg: http://www.realistanew.com/projects/smeg/)

does it mean that we can use the files you created and add them
to the NessusClient package?

> 2- The software is GPL, but links to OpenSSL, it should add an 
> exception in the COPYING file something like:

done.

> 3- The COPYING file is out of date (uses the old FSF address, it 
> should use the following address " 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, 
> Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA"

done.

> 5.- The User Manual compilation and installation is not included into 
> the main Makefile.

so far it was intentional.
Same is true for i18n.
Not sure whether to change it?

> 6.- It would be nice if the TeX file generated from LyX was 
> distributed with the source package, that way packagers could use it 
> to generate the ps/html versions. Notice that there is no way to 
> "automatically" have LyX reconfigure itself from the command line (in 
> order to retrieve TeX formats installed) so it is not easy to have 
> that compiled automatically and distributed with binary packages 
> (either with the client or as a separate 'nessusclient-doc' package)

hm, not sure whether I understand you here.
E.g. with "lyx -e latex users-manual.lyx" you can create
a latex file easily.

> 9.- The source is missing an 'AUTHORS' file to list the main authors 
> of the code... I've reviewed all the (c) statements in the code and 
> could provide a list of authors, if you want one.

Done.

> BTW, it's rather nice that this client has i18n support. I'll try to 
> get around and provide a Spanish translation for it if time permits.

note, that it is not the full automized routines like
the autotools usually provide.

> I have Debian packages ready, still have to test them, though, but 
> will send an e-mail to the list once they are (semi-ready)

I am looking forward to them ... :-)

Best

        Jan

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