Here's my proposal: * Ask Barry to join Matthias (and Matthias to accept Barry) as interpreter packages maintainer¹ (pythonX.Y packages) and encourage both of them to find someone who cares about Debian first (so without @ubuntu.com or @canonical.com email address) - make it an requirement if bug submitters or CTTE will not be happy 3 months after releasing Squeeze (i.e. when 2.7 transition should be in advanced stage), * Give python-defaults, python3-defaults, python-central and setuptools/distribute packages to a team chosen by CTTE and accepted by bug submitters. If they will choose to include me, the first thing I will propose to do after releasing Squeeze will be a RM request of python-central with all packages converted to dh_python2 or python-support if it will make sense² (I'd prefer to convert all python-support based packages to dh_python2 as well) Yes, I do realize that it's not possible to have a working Python without these two teams co-operating... and that's the point! If it will not work, we can ask CTTE for a decision about specific problems (like 2.7 upload to unstable, adding a 2.7 to supported, adding/dropping a patch in interpreter package, adding a feature in helper tool(s), etc.) [¹] yeah, I know Barry doesn't have even a single package in Debian right now, but a) it will change soon b) I work with upstreams who know less than Barry about packaging and it works pretty well (I'm a just a little bit more verbose in my RFS replies) c) he *is* active on debian-pytohn@l.d.o [²] Python 2.7 is the last one from 2.X branch, there will be no python2.8 PS I did subscribe this bug like 4 times already, but please CC me anyway, as I'm still not getting these mails -- Piotr Ożarowski Debian GNU/Linux Developer www.ozarowski.pl www.griffith.cc www.debian.org GPG Fingerprint: 1D2F A898 58DA AF62 1786 2DF7 AEF6 F1A2 A745 7645
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