gaim should depend on libmeanwhile1

Bug #113412 reported by xtsbdu3reyrbrmroezob
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
pidgin (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gaim

Many corporations use Sametime/Meanwhile, so it might be a good idea to move libmeanwhile1 into the depends section for gaim. Corporations that use Sametime already and may be possibly moving to Gaim will be happy that it is available by default. The uncompressed size is ~250KB, which is small enough, and the compressed size is ~80KB on all architectures. Obviously, all additions to default packages (gaim is on the LiveCD) should be considered with care. In this instance, I think you get a lot of reward for the addition, especially from corporations moving away from closed-source alternatives. Read the story below about Fon employees transitioning to Ubuntu.

http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/fon/fon-is-dropping-microsoft-adopting-ubuntu.html

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug. This upload fixes the bug:

 pidgin (1:2.0.0+dfsg.1-3ubuntu2) gutsy; urgency=low
 .
   * debian/control:
     - updated the maintainer for Ubuntu
   * debian/rules:
     - Depends rather than Suggests libmeanwhile1 (Ubuntu: #113412)

Changed in gaim:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: Unconfirmed → Fix Released
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