[maemo-developers] How to get a general utility package cross-listed from tools to extras?

[From: tz]

I am writing a package that uses the bluez-utils-test, which are a set
of configuration utilities for the bluez stack and there are some
functions there which aren't available (or have side-effects) using
dbus or other things on the platform.  There are probably others.  The
big two are rfcomm and l2ping.  l2ping since for trusted devices will
search for the device with the least interference and resource
consumption (anything else will all but shut off wifi), and rfcomm
because the interface is simple.  The others are also useful.  They
are like ifconfig, iwconfig, iwlist, mount and other utilities which
are included.

The problem is they are only visible in "red-pill-mode" or with an apt-get.

There are probably other utilities (things like traceroute, socat,
etc.) which strictly are utilities, not just SDK or developer items.
GCC, probably not.

So first I'm asking if anyone else knows of packages that are only
available in red-pill mode, but are generally useful.

And second, if something could be created to "vote" a package into
extras or a user section.

Right now, such packages are in limbo - Nokia distributes it and
generally insures it works for development but doesn't support it for
user installation.  But because it is a Nokia package, it isn't going
to be supported or accessible by users.  Some of these are auxiliary
programs that go with the features, in the case of blues-utils-test,
the bluez stack, which they have to be kept in sync with.

Or do I just have to create a garage project for the identical
packages, then submit them for moving into extras?  Then what if Nokia
updates the base package?