dear Stefano, On Tue, 26 Apr 2011, Stefano Rivera wrote: > Hi Jaromil (2011.04.26_10:53:58_+0200) > > compare that with the process of "becoming an Ubuntero" in launchpad, > > which is free software BTW, and the answers will come to surface. > > As a Debian and Ubuntu developer I can say that the processes are > pretty similar. sure, it's all a matter of perspective :) and i think what is lacking here is some detailed account of the point of view of upstream developers; of course there are plenty of Debian and Ubuntu developers already thinkering on these issues. > Both require review of uploads, and uploads are sponsored by a > Developer with upload permissions. You can gain upload permissions > in both distributions by showing commitment and getting avocations > from developers who've sponsored your work. > > Debian requires GPG keys to be integrated into the web of trust. I > don't think this is a bad thing, and can be waived where necessary. i'm not questioning these aspects, rather than pointing out the fact that from the POV of upstream developers launchpad offers some important features: starting from that of building a fix and filing it into your own PPA to see it compiled, to arrive to the possibility of adding different distributions and overlay other developers PPA as dependencies. as a final constructive argument, my colorful observations for a thread that wasn't hopefully so boring to read are: - it would be real cool to have a launchpad for Debian - upstream developers (as in "content creators") should be welcomed to share the wealth of distributions (as in compiling farms, in case of Debian) and harmonize their way of publishing to them, so that we can all benefit. ciao -- jaromil, dyne.org developer, http://jaromil.dyne.org GPG: B2D9 9376 BFB2 60B7 601F 5B62 F6D3 FBD9 C2B6 8E39 Bitcoin tip jar: 1EJYtvuq39hoWcventcnnvhPXh6i5QDReM
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