Re: Example of really nasty DD behavior
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
Hamish Moffatt <hamish@debian.org> writes:
>> I was writing an ITP when you posted that and suddendly, saw all my
>> work preparation turned into ashes.
>
> "Duck", why did you do any preparation before writing the ITP yourself?
>
>> You did work on your own without any notice.
>
> So did you it seems.
NO, you're wrong, look at my reply to Chad Walstrom.
>
>> I did contact him, but you didn't.
> [...]
>> I did contact him, but you didn't.
> [...]
>
> ... but none of this is essential.
>
I fully disagree.
A good cooperation with upstream is really important to relay bugs, improve the
software (build sys, compliance to the FHS, ...), ...
When the program is GPL then u don't need upstream permission to package it
but i find it more respectful to contact the author. Or that would be like not
saying thanks because something is gratis.
> On the flip side, he's a Debian developer and you would have had to find
> a sponsor etc. I would rather have a package from a registered
> maintainer, if you don't mind.
>
Please check what you assert.
I already have a sponsor, some packages in the archive, and registered to the NMP.
(http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=Duck@DuckCorp.org)
(http://nm.debian.org/nmlist.php)
Duck
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/>
iD8DBQE/t35+sczZcpAmcIYRAv+GAKCBjjuPSZ7LdTKCN9UBmgzjYT5VhACdFwG8
jMu4XyRvTqNOEcmyt7hgB/A=
=hT6f
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Reply to: