Re: Chile says hi

[Andreas Metzler <ametzler@downhill.at.eu.org>]

On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 06:18:28AM -0400, Reynaldo H. Verdejo Pinochet wrote:
[...]
> 1.- i have been pocking around on the orphaned packages list
> looking for something that I use and can actually take over
> to mantain,  I have tryed to make an initial contact with 
> the former mantainer of epic4-script-splitfire, i ask him
> if i could try to solve the bugs mentioned on his report
> and package splitfire for him to sponsor my work, but he
> don't reply. what next?

If it is orphaned the package is fair game, you do not need the former
maintainer to sponsor you, any willing DD will do. You start by
checking that you are able to deal with the package[1] and then change
title of the bugreport (#196473) from "O: ..." to "ITA: ..." stating
your intent to adopt the package. Then you prepare a improved package
and search a sponsor (on this list).

> 2.- I use to do some programming, mostly tools for personal use but
> maybe among them i have something that could be of interest to the
> debian comunity, i was wonderig if i could try to find a sponsor for
> a new piece of software, coded and packaged by me, what are the
> steps needed to do this?  how dificult is to have a new picece of
> software accepted for packaging an uploading? (i know i need a
> sponsor to do that for me)
[....]

There aren't any special directions for getting software written by
you into the archive. If it meets the DFSG[2] and people (including at
least one DD willing to sponsor it) think it is useful it can be
accepted. The formalities (wnpp) are described in the developers
reference chapter 5.
          cu andreas

[1] Quoting from #196473:
I'm orphaning the epic4-script-splitfire package : there are multiple
incompatiblity problems between SplitFire and the latest versions of
epic4 [...] SplitFire is really buggy, and would benefit a major, if
not total, rewrite, not by me
[2] Debian Free Software Guidelines
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