Hi,
On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 09:45:07PM +0100, Bartosz Fenski aka fEnIo wrote:
> > > 1) description of package
> >
> > I thought that this is already debian package that I don't have
> > to repeat the same info, but here is link with description:
> >
> > http://packages.debian.org/stable/base/setserial
>
> Well you're looking for sponsor right? You should prepare request that
> will make it easier for eventual sponsors to get know as much as possible
> about package here.
>
> At least that's my opinion ;)
Yes that correct. Thanks for the point, you are right.
> > > 2) url to prepared package
> >
> > non except official ones done by current maintainer.
> > http://packages.qa.debian.org/s/setserial.html
>
> Why? If you're going to adopt it then please use procedure for this.
> http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/
>
> Hint: You should prepare package which will close RFA with changelog entry.
>
> > > 3) changelog, preferably with some fixes for outstanding bugs
> >
> > there are no outstanding bugs reported so there is nothing
> > to fix at the moment. Does this mean that we, me and current
> > maintainer, should wait for some outstadnig bug before he
> > could hand the package to me? Or what should be the procedure?
>
> Procedure is mentioned at WNPP pages. And there is some bugreport against
> setserial. Wishlist with updated translation, but it's still bugreport ;)
Yes but that is already added in 2.17-40.
> So the correct way of adopting would be to prepare new revision of package
> with fixed bug and changelog entry which will close RFA.
Yes but for this I would have to be already a DD. Since I'm not I'll have
to find a sponsor first. But I'll try to seach if there is any other wish,
which I could implement and make the package fist and come back with it :))
Thanks a lot for your insight!
Cheers
Ziza
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