On Fri, May 05, 2006 at 12:09:01AM -0700, Dustin Harriman wrote: > Ubuntu benefits alot from Debian. They have custom development tools > for streamlining the process of taking Debian packages and making them > into Ubuntu packages. > > I'm curious: does the reverse of this exist for the convenience of > Debian Developers somehow? For example (just a thought): how about a > Debian Developer receiving an email every time Ubuntu has added > something (possibly juicy) to a Debian package (that the DD maintains) > upon Ubuntu adding it? In this way, the juicy bits that Ubuntu adds > could possibly get back to into Debian quicker. > > What processes, infrastructure and tools are in place to streamline > Debian integrating improvements Ubuntu makes? See the Utnubu project (on Alioth). Having automatic mail notifications and the like was discussed, but many DDs did not want anything to do with it, so the idea was quickly dropped. > The reason I ask is that there are several huge usability improvements > that Ubuntu has over Debian that I would love to see in Debian. What > are the chances of Debian catching up to the quantum leap in usability > that Ubuntu has added in Etch? Has Ubuntu been consistent in sending > all these goodies back upstream to Debian (or farther)? > > It seems to me that Ubuntu is getting alot more out of their friendship > with Debian, than Debian gets out of Ubuntu. Anyone have comments on > this? Please correct me if I'm wrong, and examples would be great. > Does Debian get lots of benefits from Ubuntu (in the software) that I'm > unaware of? ... GNOME, Xorg, et al.
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