Re: This is how packaging should be done.
There's nothing stopping you from creating your own packages, and
finding a developer who's willing to upload them for you.
On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 06:20:10AM -0700, Jeremiah Mahler wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 08:44:14AM -0400, Michael Stone wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 10, 2002 at 05:37:54AM -0700, Jeremiah Mahler wrote:
> > > What about the idea that anyone (not just maintainers) can submit
> > > packages and they will available immediately to others without
> > > having to go through an intermediate person.
> >
> > I don't think there's any desire to have that in the debian archive.
> > (Certainly not by me.) There's nothing stopping you from creating a
> > private archive if that's what you want.
> >
> Well, don't ask why when people like me jump ship (use another distro).
>
> > > In contrast, Debian allows only specific people to add new packages
> > > and only the maintainer can fix their packages. This requires work
> > > by specific people which makes development slow.
> >
> > I disagree. We have very specific reasons for wanting to ensure the
> > quality of packages in the debian archive, but this ensures a better
> > development model, IMHO, not one that is necessarily slower.
> >
> I am all for having quality packages, but that can(but not always)
> take time, and may be a burden on the package maintainer. If the
> current development model for Debian truly is the best, then I
> am glad it is being used. But, in order create something that is
> the best, all options must be considered. I personally think the
> article described what would be the best development model.
>
> > --
> > Mike Stone
>
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> Jeremiah Mahler
> <jmahler@pacbell.net>
>
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<zinx> most people fear what they don't understand, and the rest get killed
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