FFe: Sync electrum 1.8-1 (universe) from Debian unstable (main)

[Fabián Rodríguez]

electrum - Easy to use bitcoin client

Rationale: Bitcoin has gained significant adoption and would benefit from being supported as soon as possible by a stable, proven client such as Electrum, in addition to Bitcoin-QT. Electrum can be installed manually but making it part of the distribution beginning next cycle would make it easier to install, update and test, and would provide a choice for anyone wanting to use Bitcoin.

This package was accepted in Debian testing on Sept. 12.

Source package: electrum
Version to sync: 1.8-1
From: Debian testing (main)

For more details see: http://packages.qa.debian.org/e/electrum.html
Project website: http://electrum.org

Feature freeze is in effect since Aug. 29th.

This package is not in Ubuntu yet.

[Logan Rosen (logan)]

Per https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess, you must "[s]tate why the addition of the package should get considered." Can you please add this information to the description and then subscribe ubuntu-release? Thanks so much.

[Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab)]

Thank you, I've updated the original report. There are many reasons to want to have another Bitcoin application in Ubuntu sooner than later, I tried to summarize.

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Ack. Approved.

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething)]

Synced and sitting in the NEW queue:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/saucy/+queue

[Andrew Starr-Bochicchio (andrewsomething)]

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/electrum