Regards, Mark
On 23 Feb 2011, at 20:12, Mark Adams <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 23 Feb 2011, at 19:45, Paul van der Vlis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Op 23-02-11 20:23, Mark Adams schreef: >>> >>> On 23 Feb 2011, at 19:12, Paul van der Vlis >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Op 23-02-11 19:54, Jim Carter schreef: >>>>> On Wed, 23 Feb 2011, Paul van der Vlis wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I expect it's possible to change the Sogo plugins to accept >>>>>> version 3.0.11. But what is the reason to depend on Thunderbird >>>>>> version 3.1? Maybe these bugs are fixed in Debian. >>>>> >>>>> My experience is with openSUSE so I can't help with >>>>> Debian-specific issues, but the Lightning plugin will only >>>>> install in Thunderbird 3.1.x, not 3.0.x. >>>> >>>> Hmm, you are right, the sogo-integrator-extention does install >>>> without any problem, so it's only a problem with Lightning, and I >>>> can use Lightning 1.0-b1 from Debian (called "iceowl-extention"), >>>> or the 1.0-b2 xpi from Mozilla. >>>> >>>>> I imagine that the SOGo plugins are based on or closely related >>>>> to Lightning and rely on infrastructure added in the newer >>>>> version. >>>>> >>>>> On my net I obtained Thunderbird 3.1.6 from the SuSE Build >>>>> Service so we could use Lightning (with a CalDAV server which we >>>>> hope to replace with SOGo). >>>> >>>> Does this build service also create Debian packages? >>>> >>>>> Likely a recent version of Icedove can be found in Debian's >>>>> "unstable" collection. >>>> >>>> There is only a 3.1.7 in "experimental". When an package is in >>>> experimental this means there is something wrong. >>> >>> This isn't necessarily true, it just means it hasn't been tested >>> thoroughly by the debian team I believe. >> >> from: http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-ftparchives.en.html >> --------- >> Experimental is used for packages which are still being developed, and >> with a high risk of breaking your system. It's used by developers who'd >> like to study and test bleeding edge software. Users shouldn't be using >> packages from here, because they can be dangerous and harmful even for >> the most experienced people. >> --------- >> >>> If you want recent Mozilla >>> software it has to come from Experimental. I run icedove and >>> iceweasel with sogo plugins. >> >> Icedove from experimental? >> Do you see problems? > > Yes and it works well, remember this is the current STABLE release from > Mozilla. > >> >>> Easy enough to install also, just put the experimental apt sources >>> in then install with apt-get -t experimental... That package will >>> stay at that level and all others should stay squeeze. >> >> I know how to install from experimental, but it can break your system. >> It would be nice to know why it is in experimental. >> >> But as I said, it's not a good idea for normal users, because they need >> security support. >> > > If I remember correctly, icedove doesn't have any other dependancies. It's a > single package that, for me atleast, works fine in squeeze. I've been using > icedove and iceweasel packages dim experimental for over a year.. The only > bugs have been the ones noted by Mozilla... To clarify my note above, By no dependancies I mean the deps are all in squeeze.. > > I take your point about end users though... I'm not sure why they take so > long to become stable in debian. > >> With regards, >> Paul van der Vlis. >> >> >> >> -- >> [email protected] >> https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists > -- > [email protected] > https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists -- [email protected] https://inverse.ca/sogo/lists
