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Re: [Fwd: RFC/RFS: rosegarden4: music editor and MIDI/audio sequencer]



On Fri, 2006-03-17 at 15:20 +0000, tim hall wrote:
> I assume this is a glibc6 / gcc4 build, so I won't be testing this 
> immediately.

My binary package is built in an up to date pbuilder, so it is the
lastest libc6 and gcc packages in sid.  I kept the debhelper
compatibility at 4 so that the source could be easily backported
however.

>  Do you mind if I announce these packages on 
> users@lists.agnula.org so we can get some testing done?

Not at all.  I certainly want them tested.

> 
> This package strikes me as an ideal candidate for Debian-multimedia to 
> sponsor / co-maintain, this requires at least one DD on this list to be 
> enthusiastic about the idea. Rosegarden4 is one of Linux Audio's 
> flagship apps IMO and it has always looked bad that Debian constantly 
> ships with the version before last. This wasn't necessarily Enrique's 
> fault, although he could have made a formal RFH sooner.
> 
> I hope you will be able to work with Willem van Engen 
> <wvengen+demudi@stack.nl> who intends to package the dssi stuff, I also 
> think that this list will be the right place to co-ordinate efforts. I'm 
> glad you found us.

I agree that this package is a good one for co-maintainance or team
maiintainence.  It is, as you say, a flagship product, and its features
are broad, and getting broader as it has a very active upstream.

stew



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