Main Inclusion Report for ubuntu-system-service

Requirements

1. Availability: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/u/ubuntu-system-service; it is available on all plattforms we support.

2. Rationale:

   • Runtime dependency of gnome-control-center to support setting systemwide proxy preferences.
   • Its a new package written from scratch

3. Security:

   • No security record yet as it is a new pacakge
   • The system-service-d binary runs as root as a system dbus service. It uses policykit and the auth_admin priv for settings global proxy settings.
   • Network activity: It does not open any ports
   • Does it directly (not through a library) process binary (video, audio, etc) or structured (PDF, etc) data ? No
   • Any source code review performed ? The code is new and written from scratch. No review yet

4. Quality assurance:

   • In what situations does the package not work out of the box without configuration ? Never
   • Does the package ask any debconf questions higher than priority 'medium' ? No

   • Upstream is frenetic/vigorous/calm/dead ? Is alive and kicking

   • Upstream bug tracker: is launchpad, no bugs yet, but the package is very new

   • Hardware: Does this package deal with hardware and if so how exotic is it ? no
   • Is there a test suite in the upstream source or packaging ? Is it enabled to run in the build ? There is a testsuit, it is not complete and not run during build.

5. Standards compliance:

   • FHS, Debian Policy compliance ? Yes

   • Packaging system (debhelper/cdbs/dbs) ? Patch system ? Any packaging oddities ? cdbs

6. Dependencies:

   • python-dbus
   • policykit
   • Are these all in main ? yes

7. 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.
   • What do upstream call this software ? Has it had different names in the past ? No

Reviewers

MIR bug: https://launchpad.net/bugs/259770

Author: Michael Vogt