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Bug#1010256: ITP: rust-ahash -- non-cryptographic hash function



Quoting James McCoy (2022-04-27 15:55:34)
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 09:36 Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> wrote:
> > 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.

Sorry for using the wrong word.

I do not recognize the picture you paint of what has happened here.

What I announced was so-called "intent to package" (not a takeover).

>From my perspective, you failed to coordinate _your_ intent to package 
which lead to this unfortunate situation of duplicate efforts.

Please in future consider filing ITPs to avoid such situations.


 - Jonas

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