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Bitmask VPN

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Raghav Gururajan <rg <at> raghavgururajan.name>
Subject: bug#48729: closed (Re: [PATCHES v9 ALL/25]: Bitmask)
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2021 14:34:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#48729: Bitmask VPN

which was filed against the guix-patches package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 48729 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Raghav Gururajan <rg <at> raghavgururajan.name>
To: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
Cc: 48729-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jgart <at> dismail.de
Subject: Re: [PATCHES v9 ALL/25]: Bitmask
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2021 10:33:28 -0400

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Hi Tobias!

> I spent an embarrasingly long time trying to get this to work under Sway 
> (I'm sure it works fine under a GNOME VM, that's not the point :-p) but 
> had to give up.  It's not a blocker.

Sorry to hear that. I appreciate the help with the testing.

> Documentation should teach something new, for example:
> 
>   “This service type makes the @uref{https://bitmask.net, Bitmask}  VPN
>    client available to all users as a system package, and installs   the
>    global system Polkit permission rules currently required for   users
>    to run it.
> 
>    It will @emph{not} start a Polkit agent for you, as most   desktop
>    environments provide their own.  Users who don't use such a   desktop
>    environment must run their own agent in order to use Bitmask.”

Made the change. :)

>> +   (default-value bitmask)
> 
> That's OK if there's no way this service will need to be extended in 
> future, which IIRC was the case, since eventually it should even be 
> removed.

Yep, that's the plan.

Regards,
RG.

P.S:

Pushed as a329bc7e0c..02562e2f1e. Closing.

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From: Raghav Gururajan <rg <at> raghavgururajan.name>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: jgart <at> dismail.de
Subject: Bitmask VPN
Date: Sat, 29 May 2021 06:57:19 -0400

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Hello Guix!

I am opening this thread for patch-series for packaging Bitmask VPN and 
its dependencies.

Jorge (jgart) and I, are working on this.

Regards,
RG.

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