Debian Bug report logs - #426891
RFP: throttle -- A bandwidth limiting pipe

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Ryan VanMiddlesworth <ryanv+throttle@ontko.com>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: RFP: throttle -- Throttle is a bandwidth limiting pipe. It copies the standard input to the standard output while limiting the bandwidth to the specified maximum rate.

Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 11:10:14 -0400

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist


* Package name    : throttle
  Version         : 1.1
  Upstream Author : James Klicman <james@klicman.org>
* URL             : http://klicman.org/throttle/
* License         : (GPL)
  Programming Lang: (C)
  Description     : Throttle is a bandwidth limiting pipe. It copies the standard input to the standard output while limiting the bandwidth to the specified maximum rate.

Throttle is a bandwidth limiting pipe. It functions somewhat like 'dd', copying standard input to the standard output. However, it also has the ability to limit the 
bandwidth to a specified maximum rate (e.g., 1 Mbps).

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Message #12 received at 426891@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Kartik Mistry" <kartik.mistry@gmail.com>

To: 426891@bugs.debian.org, control@bugs.debian.org

Subject: ITP: throttle -- a bandwidth limiting pipe

Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 14:17:11 +0530

retitle 426891 ITP: throttle -- A bandwidth limiting pipe

owner 426891 !

thanks

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Message #27 received at 426891@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Giovanni Mascellani <g.mascellani@gmail.com>

To: Control Debian Bugs <control@bugs.debian.org>, 426891@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Intention To Package throttle

Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:32:17 +0200

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package wnpp
retitle 426891 ITP: throttle -- A bandwidth limiting pipe
owner 426891 !
thanks
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Message #40 received at 426891-quiet@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Giovanni Mascellani <g.mascellani@gmail.com>

To: Control Debian Bugs <control@bugs.debian.org>, 426891-quiet@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Won't package throttle

Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:41:53 +0100

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package wnpp
retitle 426891 RFP: throttle -- A bandwidth limiting pipe
noowner 426891
thanks

I won't package throttle, because cstream (which is already in Debian)
can do the same work (see -t option).

Giovanni.
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Message #49 received at 426891@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org>

To: 426891@bugs.debian.org

Cc: control@bugs.debian.org

Subject: throttle: changing back from ITP to RFP

Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 17:06:08 +0000

retitle 426891 RFP: throttle -- A bandwidth limiting pipe
noowner 426891
thanks

Hi,

This is an automatic email to change the status of throttle back from ITP
(Intent to Package) to RFP (Request for Package), because this bug hasn't seen
any activity during the last 12 months.

If you are still interested in adopting throttle, please send a mail to
<control@bugs.debian.org> with:

 retitle 426891 ITP: throttle -- A bandwidth limiting pipe
 owner 426891 !
 thanks

However, it is not recommended to keep ITP for a long time without acting on
the package, as it might cause other prospective maintainers to refrain from
packaging that software. It is also a good idea to document your progress on
this ITP from time to time, by mailing <426891@bugs.debian.org>.

Thank you for your interest in Debian,
-- 
Lucas, for the QA team <debian-qa@lists.debian.org>

Message #58 received at 426891@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Nathan Owens <ndowens04@gmail.com>

To: 426891@bugs.debian.org

Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:32:43 -0600

Upstream URL listed seems to be no longer be available

Message #67 received at 426891@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Martin Steghöfer <martin@steghoefer.de>

To: 426891@bugs.debian.org

Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:29:56 +0100

In the (duplicate) bug report #692774 Tollef and Jonas expressed 
concerns about putting effort into packaging a program whose 
funcionality is already in Debian via other tools.

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=692774

In reply to that I repeat here what I already posted to #692774:

"trickle", "iprelay" and "shepard" are socket-specific traffic shaping 
tools, whereas "throttle" is based on stdin and stdout. So it can be 
used in other contexts, where other tools are not applicable.

But yes, you are both right, "cstream" (with the "-t" option) and "pv" 
(with the "-L" option) do the trick, too. So "throttle" doesn't add a 
really new functionality to Debian.

And no, we don't *absolutely* need it in Debian. But we *can* have it at 
a low cost. The binary package will be tiny, the compilation happens 
within seconds and packaging is simple. And as updates don't happen very 
often and are not likely to change much of the tool's structure, package 
maintenance in the long run will be cheap, too.

And "throttle" seems to be a more popular solution to common problems 
than the other tools mentioned. When I was searching the web for the 
solution of a problem, the answer in several places was "throttle". So I 
finally compiled it from source. It would be nice to prevent other users 
from having to do this, too.

I am aware of Debian's problem of having a huge amount of packages and 
rather few maintainers. So I understand your concerns. I just think that 
the (little) added value is worth the (very little) effort.

Kind regards,
Martin

Message #72 received at 426891@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Martin Steghöfer <martin@steghoefer.de>

To: 426891@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Sponsor

Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:57:03 +0100

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Still haven't found a sponsor for this package. I guess with all the 
trouble about the wheezy release, I couldn't expect a lot of attention 
for a new package.

I will keep looking. In case I cannot find a sponsor, at least it was a 
nice exercise building my first package (although it would have been 
great to get some feedback) and I'm gonna turn towards more complex, but 
more important packages that might get more attention.

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Message #81 received at 426891-quiet@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Martin Steghöfer <martin@steghoefer.de>

To: 426891-quiet@bugs.debian.org, control@bugs.debian.org

Subject: throttle is dead

Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 17:05:04 +0200

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package wnpp
retitle 426891 RFP: throttle -- A bandwidth limiting pipe
noowner 426891
thanks


The upstream project is dead: The website has been unreachable for many months now, its domain seems to be for sale and there is no way to contact the upstream developer (mails obviously bounce because of the inactive domain, no other means of contact known).

Therefore I declare my efforts to bring throttle to Debian over.

In case someone is still interested in the work done (in case the project is resurrected or something), it can be found here:
https://github.com/martin-steghoefer/debian-throttle

Should we close this bug then?

Cheers,
Martin

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Message #86 received at 426891-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Iain R. Learmonth" <irl@debian.org>

To: 426891-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: throttle is dead

Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:52:15 +0000

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Hi,

The upstream project was declared dead in the bug log in 2014. The URL given
as the upstream URL now returns a 404 error.

I am closing this bug as it will not be possible to package this in Debian.

Thanks,
Iain.

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