-=| Nicholas Bamber, Wed, Aug 04, 2010 at 06:53:05PM +0100 |=-
... To the unwise novice this all looks like Debian is just
putting obstacles in his path - that as soon as he reaches one
summit, the clouds part and he realizes he must climb one more.
However it is not thus. Rather the obstacles are there to prove
that the novice is worthy - because many set out on the path and
return disappointed, the obstacles serve to separate the determined
from the less so.
We're not that cruel :)
Not complaining. ;-) Just putting into svn will have to wait until
tommorrow.
The requirement to put things in SVN is there because we are a group
and we need a central place to work together. SVN is that place for
us. Mind you, we take care for over 1600 packages. Without a central
code repository we'd be insane since quite some time :)
That said, different sponsors indeed have different requirements. Or
to say it differently, they emphasise on different sides of packaging
practices. Even if some of the requirements are a matter of style or
preference, be prepared to defend your choices :)
Awaiting for your contributions,
dam