RE: Becoming a package maintainer
Date sent: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 13:58:11 -0800 (PST)
Organization: VA Linux
From: "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <shaleh@valinux.com>
To: Richard Taylor <soluzar75@lineone.net>
Subject: RE: Becoming a package maintainer
Copies to: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
> > I have read the pages on the Debian website about becoming a
> > new maintainer, and what I would like to know, is a more detailed
> > summary of the responsibilities and tasks of a package maintainer.
> > I am famillilar with the basics, but would like to know more.
>
> as simply as possible, a maintainer must:
>
> answer and work on bug reports for his packages
So it _is_ the direct responsibility of the package maintainer to fix
reported bugs? Just curious but what tends to happen in cases
where the maintainer cannot fix the bug? Is it acceptable for him to
say "This bug falls outside of my skill to fix"? This sort of bug is
bound to come up every so-often, given the total number of
packages which make up Debian's main distribution.
> keep up with debian policy and packaging rules
>
> keep up to date with the upstream releases, it is also hoped that the debian
> developer talks to the upstream and sends user feedback to them
>
> as much as possible, be a part of Debian's processes. This means watching for
> votes, responding with ideas, voicing criticisms and praise, etc.
>
> follow debian rules
>
Right, thankyou for your information, but I still have more
questions. With the best will in the world, the situation in the real-
world may differ from that in the documentation, and with this in
mind, I ask:
Is requesting to adopt an orphaned package the correct way to
become a new maintainer? Anything else you can tell me? :-)
I appreciate that my questions may be seen as perhaps daft, but I
want to know as much as possible about the process from those
people who are involved in it, ie you, the developers and package
maintainers, before I even think about making my application.
Thanks
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