Re: Debian presence at UDS-R - call for topics
Nathan Handler dixit:
>- what could Debian do to avoid Ubuntu's need to fork packages?
Support build profiles, so I can finally, officially, upload
Build-Depends: foo, bar <!ubuntu>, baz
to sid.
>- can Ubuntu contributors send a mail to inform relevant Debian
> maintainers when a UDS proposal affect their packages, so they know
> about it/ can provide feedback before implementation starts?
Yes please! Also, it’s currently pretty hard to get things done
on the Ubuntu side for a DD who even cares about his packages on
the Launchpad side, since the processes often differ, and other
frustrations.
Another minor thing: publish a page, somewhere, saying which
distribution is currently being developed on and whether a freeze
is in effect, and which are stable. That what exists of documentation
when trying to get things done always says “but when this-and-that
kind of freeze is in effect, you must…” but not how to find out if
it is. It’s mostly documentation for people who are already part of
Ubuntu/Canonical, or for newbies. Quick DD aids would help. (Oh, and
that page could help for me trying to decide when to upload what to
Debian and whether to apply for a sync/merge request.)
bye,
//mirabilos
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