Re: greetings! - PennMUSH debian package
On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, Titus Barik wrote:
> 1. Is the license for PennMUSH okay?
If it's standard artistic, then yes.
> 2. Is there any interest for such a package?
>From the incredibly long list of "Packages of Dubious Interest" (which I
can't find now, but which was very funny when I read it) I wonder whether
anyone else has ever asked that question before packaging anything.
In short, since you seem to want it, I'd say "yes".
> 3. Should I (may I) package it?
You are free to package anything you want (including non-free software).
The bigger question is: will it go into Debian? For that answer to be 'yes'
you'll need to traverse the hell which is (supposedly[1]) the New Maintainer
process or find a sponsor. Sponsors are DDs who are willing to check and
upload packages on your behalf. I've done it in the past; my time for such
activities has dwindled to less than zero lately.
I'd suggest that, if you have the time and energy to put into the process of
making a package, then do it, if only so you can put it in a private
repository and apt-get install pennmush when necessary (I did that for about
18 months before I decided to become a DD). When it's working well for you,
then post about it here and ask for a sponsor, or head into NM (or both,
even).
[1] I didn't find it that painful, and I went through fairly recently (< 12
months ago). Did what I needed to do, demonstrated my competence, and
waited ~1 week to get my account. I've had longer response times from
people paid to help me, let alone unpaid volunteers...
- Matt
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