Bug#959185: Ubuntu only additions

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson <gunnarhj@ubuntu.com>]

Package: src:ibus
Severity: wishlist

Hi!

The Ubuntu version of the ibus package has carried a few Ubuntu specific 
patches in the past. I have just dropped a couple of obsolete patches, 
and the Ubuntu/Debian delta is now very small. I think it would be 
possible to add it to Debian without affecting non-Ubuntu users.

The delta is about two things:

* A patch needed for Unity (some community members try to keep that DE
  alive even if Canonical stopped developing it)

* Tiny additions in d/control and d/rules needed for Ubuntu's language
  packs

I will submit a merge request with the exact proposed changes.

With those changes in the Debian ibus source, it would be possible for 
Ubuntu to simply sync the source from Debian. That would make it more 
natural for Ubuntu's desktop team to request desired changes via Debian 
merge requests rather than doing things only in Ubuntu. Using the very 
same ibus version in Debian and Ubuntu might also prevent certain 
misconceptions going forward.

Hoping that you will consider my idea in a positive spirit.

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Thanks!

Gunnar Hjalmarsson
https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj