Package name    : calcelestial
  Version         : 0.3
  Upstream Author : Steffen Vogel <post@steffenvogel.de>
  URL             : http://github.com/stv0g/calcelestial
  License         : GPL
  Programming Lang: C
  Description     : calcelestial calculates positions, rise & set times of celestial bodies.

I wrote this tool to easily schedule the switching of my lighting for home automation.
Its the successor of my previous tool called sun which was limited to rise/set times of the sun [1]
calcelestial is a lot more powerful tool as its supports more planets and the calculation of position.

Its a little tool following the unix paradigm. Its designed to be used in conjunjtion with cron, at
date etc. Calculations are done with the libnova library to minimize code duplication.

For me this tool is extremly useful as you might note with these examples:

Schedule a BIOS wakeup 10 minutes before the sunrise in Berlin:
  nvram-wakeup -s $(date -d "-10 min $(calcelestial -p sun -m rise -q Berlin)" +%s)

Shutdown the system 10 minutes after sunset:
  shutdown $(date -d +10 min $(calcelestial -p sun -m set --lat=50.55 --lon=-6.2) +%H:%M)

Enable my lighting at cilil twiglight:
  echo ~/bin/enable-lightning | at $(calcelestial -p sun -m set -q Frankfurt -H civil)

The sourcecode is hosted at github [2].
My package is already available at Debian mentors [3].
Im looking for a sponsor.

Regards
   Steffen

[1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=696593
[2] https://github.com/stv0g/calcelestial
[3] http://mentors.debian.net/package/calcelestial

retitle 706861 RFP: calcelestial -- calcelestial calculates positions, rise & set times of celestial bodies.
noowner 706861
tag 706861 - pending
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Hi,

A long time ago, you expressed interest in packaging calcelestial. Unfortunately,
it seems that it did not happen. In Debian, we try not to keep ITP bugs open
for a too long time, as it might cause other prospective maintainers to
refrain from packaging the software.

This is an automatic email to change the status of calcelestial 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 packaging calcelestial, please send a mail to
<control@bugs.debian.org> with:

 retitle 706861 ITP: calcelestial -- calcelestial calculates positions, rise & set times of celestial bodies.
 owner 706861 !
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It is also a good idea to document your progress on this ITP from time to
time, by mailing <706861@bugs.debian.org>.  If you need guidance on how to
package this software, please reply to this email, and/or contact the
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Thank you for your interest in Debian,