The news are collected on https://wiki.debian.org/DeveloperNews Please contribute short news about your work/plans/subproject. In this issue: + duck: checks URLs in debian/control and debian/upstream files + mentors.debian.net attracting more and more contributions + Debian Maintainer Dashboard: RSS feed available + how-can-i-help: monitor opportunities for contributions, and more! + Common mistakes with OpenPGP keys in Debian + DEP-12 supported by the PTS duck: checks URLs in debian/control and debian/upstream files ------------------------------------------------------------- In addition to duck.debian.net[1], running URLs checks on a daily basis, a packaged version is available[2]. It can be run inside package source trees and inspects links, email addresses and Vcs-* URLs in debian/control and upstream metadata files. Please try it out and run duck before your next dupload, to help reduce the number of non-working debcheckouts and URLs in general. Remember, Always duck before dput[3]. --Simon Kainz [1] http://duck.debian.net [2] https://packages.debian.org/sid/duck [3] http://blog.familiekainz.at/duck-for-packagers.html mentors.debian.net attracting more and more contributions --------------------------------------------------------- mentors.debian.net where external Debian contributors upload their package to get them in the archive, is always getting more popular. Since its 15 packages waiting for reviews in June 2010, we have now more than 70 packages waiting for review[4]. So if you feel like educating new packaging contributors, it's time to have a look there. -- Emmanuel Kasper [4] https://bugs.debian.org/sponsorship-requests Debian Maintainer Dashboard: RSS feed available ----------------------------------------------- Christophe Siraut recently improved the Debian Maintainer Dashboard[5] by adding a RSS feed. You can use it to monitor 'TO-DO items' for your packages. That's also a good way to be notified when one of your packages is on the 'removal from testing' list. -- Lucas Nussbaum [5] https://udd.debian.org/dmd/ how-can-i-help: monitor opportunities for contributions, and more! ------------------------------------------------------------------ The how-can-i-help package provides a simple tool that lists packages that you have installed locally (or on another system, see the man page for details), and that could use your help or your attention: orphaned packages, bugs tagged 'gift', packages removed from testing, packages that are going to be removed from testing due to RC bugs, requests for sponsorship. -- Lucas Nussbaum Common mistakes with OpenPGP keys in Debian ------------------------------------------- Jo Shields reported[6] on common mistakes that Debian members and contributors are making with their OpenPGP keys. His advice is to add UIDs for all used mail addresses, get all your UIDs signed, make sure you have an encryption subkey, use exact naming in your UIDs, make sure your webmail plugin works and avoid Enigmail. In addition you should follow the OpenPGP best practices[7]. Many of the OpenPGP best practices can be checked using the command Clint Adams shared[8] in his report on Debian keyring weaknesses. -- Paul Wise [6] http://apebox.org/wordpress/rants/589/ [7] https://we.riseup.net/debian/openpgp-best-practices [8] https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2014/01/msg00119.html DEP-12 supported by the PTS ------------------------------------------- Source packages that have a VCS repository that contains a debian/upstream/metadata[9] file now have an "upstream info" link on their PTS pages. The link currently points at the packages-metadata[10] repository where these files are collected by the upstream metadata gatherer. The debian/upstream/metadata file is a useful way to inform people about upstream version control systems, donation pages, scientific publications and other interesting metadata. Please add it to your packages before your next upload. -- Paul Wise [9] https://wiki.debian.org/debian/upstream [10] https://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/collab-qa/packages-metadata/ [11] https://wiki.debian.org/UpstreamMetadata [12] http://upstream-metadata.debian.net/ -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
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