[MIR] obexd
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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obexd (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
1. Availability:
http://
This package is available for all supported architectures.
2. Rationale:
gnome-bluetooth includes obexd-client in it's 'Depends:' list.
NOTE - obexd-server is not needed and can be excluded from main.
3. Security:
* There are no current CVE entries for obexd
* There are no search results retunred by Secunia for obexd
* Any binaries running as root or suid/sgid ? NO
* Any daemons ?
obex-client is a user-daemon DBUS-activated as a session service.
* Network activity: does it open any port?
obex-client opens the Bluetooth device and send/receives data to/from
a connected device's obex-server.
* Does it handle incoming network data?
obex-client only handles incoming data in response to requests it
sends to a connected obex-server.
* Does it directly (not through a library) process
binary (video, audio, etc) or structured (PDF, etc) data ?
obex-client does no direct processing of binary data. It's used
only for data transfer.
* Any source code review performed? NO
4. Quality assurance:
* In what situations does the package not work out of the box without configuration? NONE
* Does the package ask any debconf questions higher than priority 'medium' ? NO
* Debian bugs: (mention any that are particularly relevant, and any showstoppers) NONE
* Maintenance in Debian is frenetic/
The Ubuntu Desktop and Foundations will maintain the package in Debian.
* Upstream is frenetic/
Upstream activity is currently calm.
* Upstream bug tracker: (mention any particularly relevant or critical) NONE
* Hardware: Does this package deal with hardware and if so how exotic is it ?
Yes, this package deals with consumer Bluetooth devices, which by definition
it not exotic.
* Is there a test suite in the upstream source or packaging ? NO
5. UI standards:
obex-client is a daemon process and has no user-visible strings or UI.
6. Standards compliance:
* FHS, Debian Policy compliance? YES
* Packaging system (debhelper/
* Patch system? simple-patchsys
* Any packaging oddities? NO
7. Dependencies:
* Build-Depends: cdbs, debhelper (>= 7), libglib2.0-dev, libdbus-1-dev,
libopenobex1
* Runtime: none
* Are these all in main? YES
8. Maintenance:
* How much maintenance is this package likely to need ?
In theory, very little. This is pretty simple daemon used for
BT file transfer.
* Who is responsible for monitoring the quality of this package and
fixing its bugs ?
The Ubuntu Desktop and Foundations teams.
* Are they Ubuntu or Debian developers ? YES, both.
9. Background information:
* The general purpose and context of the package should be clear from the package's
debian/control file. If it isn't then please explain.
The explanation in the debian/control file is sufficient.
* What do upstream call this software ?
obexd-client
* Has it had different names in the past ? NO
10. Internationaliz
N/A, see Section 5. UI standards
Changed in obexd (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Loïc Minier (lool) |
we pre-promote this for alpha4 ... setting milestone to alpha 5 so it doesnt get lost.