I agree on both counts. I've produced ".deb" packages for rcs & gonvert now, but someone with more expertise could probably refine them (ie., making sure that any dependencies are listed correctly).

As for the distribution mechanism...I don't have sufficient bandwidth or storage to host a repository, nor am I enough of a developer to take long-term responsibility for these packages. I'm hoping that making them available in a usable form--but not necessarily polished--will inspire someone to take charge of some of the cosmetic aspects and putting the packages into a public repository.

Until then...please e-mail me to request the download link. I'm happy to give people the executables & source code, but this is not a good long-term mechanism.