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Re: How does one request a backport?



On Sun, Feb 05, 2017 at 09:20:57PM -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> If there's a package that one wants to see backported, how does one
> either request it or go about contributing the backport? (I'm looking
> to see fail2ban from testing available in jessie-backports...)
> 
> Perry
> -- 
> Perry E. Metzger		perry@piermont.com
> 
As far as I know, this is the right place to request; although, I've
also seen bugs opened for bpo requests.  Definitely the right place to
discuss.  Have you already done a formal backport of fail2ban?

  * https://wiki.debian.org/BuildingFormalBackports
  * https://backports.debian.org/Contribute/
  * https://mentors.debian.net/qa
  * https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq

Particularly the last link :-)

Cheers,
Nicholas


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