RE: [ITP] aide 0.17.3

["Jason Pyeron" <jpyeron@pdinc.us>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Pyeron
> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2021 10:37 AM
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jon Turney
> > Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2021 8:48 AM
> >
> > On 29/09/2021 15:27, Jason Pyeron wrote:
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Jason Pyeron
> > >> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2021 10:34 AM
> > >>
> > >> AIDE - Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment
> > >>
> > >> https://github.com/aide/aide/
> > >>
> > >> It is a GPL v2 tool for monitoring file system changes.
> > >>
> > >> There was no (mature?) Windows open source solution until AIDE was built and tested for
> > >> Cygwin. This fills a long standing gap in needs.
> > >>
> > >> Closed source alternative - Trip Wire.
> > >>
> > >> It is packaged and shipped with most Linux distributions - I am most familiar with the
> > >> RHEL packaging.
> > >>
> > >> I have built and tested the most recent stable and development versions.
> > >>
> > >> I will track the development versions for test package releases.
> > >>
> > >> Category Security.
> > >>
> > >> Thoughts?
> > >
> > > There has been no response. It has been in test locally for 2 months now.
> > >
> > > May I push the cygport to git and provide a test release?
> > >
> > > Upstream has expressed willingness to review/track patches, if needed.
> > >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Thanks for offering to package and maintain this package, and apologies
> > for the delay in responding.
> >
> > Notwithstanding [1] (which needs updating), I look for 2 things in an ITP:
> >
> > - a statement that the software uses an acceptable open-source license
> 
> GPL v2, mentioned in the above original email.
> 
> > - the cygport file (as an attachemnt or link) so it can be reviewed and
> > tested
> 
> The attached (with required patch) has been in testing on multiple windows servers since
> late July. They can also be reviewed on github [2].
> 
> >
> > If you're still interested in progressing this, please provide the
> > cygport file for discussion.
> >
> > [1] https://cygwin.com/packaging-contributors-guide.html#submitting
> 
> Interested, very interested. I am on the aide developers list to track updates, bugs, and
> patches.
> 
> v/r,
> 
> Jason Pyeron
> 
> 2: https://github.com/pdinc-oss/aide/tree/cygport

Anyone interested in reviewing? Can I put this out there as a test package - there are many not on this mailing list that would test but would not build it.

-Jason