On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 03:46:41PM -0600, Daniele Nicolodi wrote: > On 25-06-2019 08:40, swiftgist@gmail.com wrote: > } -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > } Hash: SHA256 > } > } Hello, > } I would like to learn how to properly submit and maintain a package for > } Debian. While I have been using/supporting/developing on Linux for more > } than a couple decades, this experience has been on rpm based systems. > } > > I have written a simple command line utility in Rust that I hope may be > > useful to others. The repo is https://github.com/swiftgist/diskspace. I > > am releasing a minimal debian package currently and need a sponsor. > } > } While I have been reading the Debian Developer's Reference and archives > } of the debian-mentors list, please direct me to anything that would be > } useful. Thanks for your time. > } > > Hello Eric, Hello All, > I may be missing something, but what does you utility do that is not > handled by 'du -h | sort -h | tail -n 20' ? Please do `apt show ncdu` ( NC as in ncurses, but pronounce as "nice" and DU is indeed Disk Usage ) > One of the criteria for software to enter Debian is it being generally > useful and balance the added functionality with the inevitable resources > that will be required to keep a package in the archive. In this case, > unless I am missing something, your utility does not offer any function > that cannot be readily obtained combining standard utilities already in > Debian. This is also a balance in discoverability: anyone familiar with > an Unix command line would find the above solution more quickly reading > the relevant man pages, than searching the archive for a package doing > the same. Additionally, because of the flat hierarchy of the binaries > in $PATH, I think that any command line utility with a two characters > name is very likely to incur in a name collision. That is mostly true but it mismatches Subject: Intro and Seeking Sponsor Doing now what I could / should have done last night when I saw the original message Welcome Your introduction message has been seen. I do hope that you will find your way and that you do come with many good questions. For now some general advice * be owner (main stake holder) of what you deam important * join the Debian rustlang team[1] * file a RFS bugreport * your mom[2] is not in Debian, your new friends are Groeten Geert Stappers DD Footnotes [1] I don't know if it exists and how active it is [2] The person who took care of your problems when EVERTHING was new -- Leven en laten leven
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