Re: Orphaning my packages
Russ Allbery dijo [Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 10:28:05PM -0700]:
> I'm not sure we're really using the tracker right now. Mostly it just
> gets spammed. *wry grin*
>
> To get started picking up orphaned packages, I'd say pick one that no one
> else has injected yet, mention on the mailing list that you're starting to
> work on it, load it into Subversion, and go for it. For other general
> work, look for packages that show up as out of date from watch files, look
> for bugs that haven't been worked on yet (although I don't think we have
> many of those), or look for lintian reports. The latter, though, is sadly
> a bit out of date at the moment, I believe.
>
> When you have packages in the repository ready for upload, send a note
> here listing them. Several of us will build and upload out of Subversion
> (mostly people other than me right now since I've been unfortunately
> swamped and have been using my Debian time on lintian and on cleaning up
> packages with a less active maintainer group than this one, but I'm glad
> to fill in when other people are busy and may become more active again).
I think I agree with you. Trackers work great for some things - but
don't for others :)
We could just close the trackers (as they basically provide erroneous
information to any innocent bystander). In fact, if you don't mind
(protest in the next couple of days), I will do so. Instead of them, I
think we could better work with some TODO-like files somewhere in
SVN. Lets look at the current situation - Our trackers are:
- Bugs ( 0 open / 0 total ) - Bug Tracking System
We _do_ have bugs.debian.org
- Support Requests ( 0 open / 0 total ) - Tech Support Tracking System
I am glad we have not used this... We should not :)
- Patches ( 0 open / 0 total ) - Patch Tracking System
Handle them through the BTS
- Feature Requests ( 0 open / 0 total ) - Feature Request Tracking
System
Please DON'T LET THE USERS KNOW about this! ;-)
- Modules To Package ( 19 open / 50 total ) - Orphaned Modules or RFPs
- TODO List ( 5 open / 7 total ) - General Project TODO-List
- Packages to Upload ( 6 open / 48 total ) - Request for uploading a
module that is already packaged
Those last three are the only ones we are really using. The first
could be (and often is) replace by mails to this list, the second and
third require IMHO SVN access, so they could be replaced by plain (or
structured?) files in SVN.
Greetings,
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