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Bug#706361: closed by Dmitry Smirnov <onlyjob@member.fsf.org> (Re: Bug#706361: gti review)



On Fri, May 24 11:15, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> ... snip ...
> From: Dmitry Smirnov <onlyjob@member.fsf.org>
> To: 706361-done@bugs.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Bug#706361: gti review
> ... snip ...
> Well done Felix, I just uploaded it with one minor correction to short
> package description which shouldn't start with capital letter:
> 
>     -Description: Humorous typo-based git runner; drives a car over the terminal
>     +Description: humorous typo-based git runner; drives a car over the terminal
> 
> Please update your repository to reflect this change.

Thank you! I will update my files to match your change.

I'm really excited to see my first package make its way into Debian, and will
do my best to contribute further. I really appreciate all the help and the
thorough reviews your provided -- and of course, the sponsorship.

All the best,

Felix


> > > Please do not use spaces in short license name -- see examples in
> > > copyright-format-1.0 specification which clearly state that "License
> > > names are case-insensitive, and may not contain spaces". Remember I
> > > suggested to use "MIT-old-style" not "MIT Old Style"? ;)
> > 
> > Oh interesting, I didn't realize that distinction at first. I've updated
> > the name to use hyphens instead of spaces.
> > 
> > By the way, is this the sort of thing lintian should be checking for? I might
> > go look into how to add a new rule, if people think that makes sense.
> 
> Your work will be highly appreciated if you contribute such check to
> lintian . :)
> 
> But please keep in mind that there are a legitimate cases of dual
> licensing that like "GPL-2+ or Expat" that new lintian check should
> recognise.
> 
> > I've removed the explanantions on the description. I've also changed "no" to
> > "not-needed" in the "Forwarded" fields. Is there a meaningful difference
> > between those two forms? The documentation seems to indicate they are
> > equivalent, but "not-needed" seems clearer.
> 
> "Forwarded: no" means simply that the patch is not forwarded (yet).
> This is to mark pending patches that potentially useful upstream.
> 
> 
> > > I checked updated version and to my taste the car is still moving too
> > > fast. Of course this is not a problem, just feedback.
> > 
> > Agreed. This version now includes a new patch that slows the car down. It's
> > now almost exactly the same speed as 'sl'.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> 
> > Thanks again for looking over everything! Sounds like we're getting near a
> > a finished, correct, package! Cheers,
> 
> Congratulations. :)
> Hopefully your new package will be approved by ftp-masters soon.
> 
> You can find "gti" in NEW queue:
> 
>     https://ftp-master.debian.org/new.html
> 
> Please keep in mind that any package is best to be team-maintained.
> I'd like to suggest you to get account on Alioth [1] so you could join
> miscellaneous packaging teams [2] that are close to your heart. I
> imagine you might be interested to participate in "pkg-games" [3] and
> hopefully some other teams.
> 
> [1]: https://alioth.debian.org/
> [2]: http://wiki.debian.org/Teams
> [3]: http://wiki.debian.org/Games/Team
> 
> Best wishes,
>  Dmitry Smirnov
>  GPG key : 4096R/53968D1B
> 
> ---
> 
> Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
>         -- H. L. Mencken

> Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:28:13 -0400
> From: Felix Crux <felixc@felixcrux.com>
> To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
> Subject: RFS: gti/1.0.4 [ITP] -- Humorous typo-based git runner
> 
> Package: sponsorship-requests
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Dear mentors,
> 
> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "gti":
> 
>   Package Name    : gti
>   Version         : 1.0.4+git.20130416.8b0819d-1
>   Upstream Author : Richard Wossal
>   URL             : http://r-wos.org/hacks/gti
>   License         : Old-Style MIT
>   Section         : games
> 
> It builds the binary package:
> 
>   gti - Humorous typo-based git runner; drives a car over the terminal
> 
> To access further information about this package, please visit:
> 
>   http://mentors.debian.net/package/gti
> 
> Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command:
> 
>   dget -x http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/g/gti/gti_1.0.4+git.20130416.8b0819d-1.dsc
> 
> More information about gti can be obtained from the upstream author's homepage:
> 
>   http://r-wos.org/hacks/gti
> 
> Packaging work is tracked in the following repository:
> 
>   https://gitorious.org/deb-packaging/gti-deb-packaging
> 
> It is also mirrored to:
> 
>   https://github.com/felixc/gti-deb-packaging
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Felix Crux



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