Re: Bug#322282: ITP: swapspace -- Dynamic swap space manager
Jeroen Vermeulen <jtv@thaiopensource.org> writes:
> On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 11:07:44PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>
>> You say "us" so I assume you are more then one person. Why not make
>> one of them (or all as a group) Debian maintainer of the package? Make
>> the package a debian native package, which obviously includes a debian
>> dir.
>>
>> You do not have to be a Debian Developer to be a maintainer. As non DD
>> you only need a DD to sponsor your uploads.
>
> Thanks--that sounds like exactly what we need! The code is already set
> up as a Debian native package, and even testing it would make little
> sense unless we had the packaging up to date with the source tree.
>
> Is this a recent policy change BTW? Reading your message I thought I'd
> look up any information I could find for myself, but the first thing I
> came across was:
>
> [ http://www.us.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/ch-upload.en.html ]
> | Debian New Maintainers' Guide
> | Chapter 8 - Uploading the package
> |
> | Now that you have tested your new package thoroughly, you will be ready
> | to start the Debian new maintainer application process, as described at
> | http://www.debian.org/devel/join/newmaint
> | 8.1 Uploading to the Debian archive
> |
> | Once you become an official developer, you'll need to upload the package
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> | to the Debian archive.
>
>
> So that still assumes that you need to be a developer. And if I follow
> the link:
That probably needs rephrasing. Untill (and if at all) you become an
official developer you need one to do the actual upload for you. But
having a package in the archive is basically a requirement before even
becoming an NM.
> [ http://www.debian.org/devel/join/newmaint ]
> | Debian New Maintainers' Corner
> |
> | The Debian New Maintainer process is a series of required proceedings to
> | become a Debian developer.
>
> Is this something that needs to be updated?
>
>
> Jeroen
MfG
Goswin
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