-=| Jeremiah C. Foster, Sun, Aug 03, 2008 at 06:13:05PM +0200 |=- > I am giving a talk for YAPC::EU about debian from a perl developer's > perspective. Cool! > One of the things I wanted to talk about and that I > occaisionally get asked is "How do I get module X into debian?" How about "get your users to use Debian"? :) Hopefully, Debian users know how to propose new packages. Also, "write clean copyright and licensing statements". I would object, however, against RFPs filed by module authors that seek popularity for their module. Let them distribute their work in CPAN, accumulate users, and let the /users/ file RFPs in case they also happen to use Debian. Otherwise we may as well blindly mirror the whole CPAN :) How about changing the title to "How to get the CPAN module I use in Debian"? Considering the above, I think that the 'reportbug way' should be the only variant explained. I'd add a hint how to search the wnpp list for the proposed package using its ability to filter the bug list. Also, a Link to the PTS would be good, also to the Perl sub-policy. Last note. If you happen to meet Jesse Vincent, please ask him to add a proper License statement to Template-Declare. Right now the module only has COPYRIGHT and the only mention of license is "License: perl" in META.yaml, which is a bit scarse. :) -- dam JabberID: dam@jabber.minus273.org
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