On Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 09:36 Jonas Smedegaard <
dr@jones.dk> wrote:
Hi James,
Quoting James McCoy (2022-04-27 15:05:54)
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 10:36:54AM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> > * Package name : rust-ahash
> > Version : 0.7.6
> > Upstream Author : Tom Kaitchuck <Tom.Kaitchuck@gmail.com>
> > * URL : https://github.com/tkaitchuck/ahash
> > * License : Apache-2.0 or Expat
> > Programming Lang: Rust
> > Description : non-cryptographic hash function
> >
> > AHash is the fastest, DOS resistant hash currently available in Rust.
> > AHash is intended *exclusively* for use in in-memory hashmaps.
> > .
> > AHash's output is of high quality
> > but aHash is **not** a cryptographically secure hash.
> >
> > This package is needed by ITP packages atomic-data-rust and fractal.
> > It will be maintained in the collaborative debian section at salsa,
> > here: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/rust-ahash
>
> This was already being worked on in debcargo-conf[0][1]. Is there a
> particular reason this wasn't coordinated with the rust team?
Uhm, the very thing you replied to *is* my communication about this.
Communication is different from coordination. There was already in progress packaging. Instead of working with us to get that accepted, you've announced that you're taking over the package and maintaining it elsewhere from the bulk of the rust packages.