Re: [Fwd: Re: ITP? Sponsors of eudev, consolekit2, uselessd?]
On Fri, 2014-11-14 at 12:15 +0100, Guido van Steen wrote:
> >> I'm currently looking into packaging eudev, consolekit2, uselessd for
> >> Debian. If doing so, is anybody interested in sponsoring uploads of
> >> these packages? It would be great to know, before digging into the
> >> details. If you wish, please reply to me privately.
>
> I am not a Debian member, and so I cannot sponsor any packages.
>
> However, from my own experience I have noticed that getting things
> sponsored is quite an undertaking. It is possible, but it takes
> perseverance and time.
>
> You should take into account that Debian sponsors refrain from
> uploading packages that do not conform to Debian's high quality
> standards. This is a good thing, because otherwise someelse's rough
> package might cause havoc on your Debian system.
>
> A good primer is: https://wiki.debian.org/Packaging
>
> Good luck!
Thanks for the link, I'll read more on packaging to do the "right thing"
wrt quality. Then we will see if somebody is interested in being
sponsors.
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