Re: ubuntu-science
On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 11:54:21AM -0600, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
> * confused as to why one would want to insert a package into Ubuntu
> but not Debian (other than the needing a DD sponsor reason).
Canonical employees inserting a new package into Ubuntu usually are too
busy already to maintain it in Debian as well (i.e. in their free time)
Ubuntu people who insert new packages into Ubuntu are usually not
interested in Debian much, or fear the administrative hurdles [people
claim] they need to take.
For the former, the Utnubu project exists. For the latter, cooperation
on a micro-level might be a good thing, usually Ubuntu contributors are
mostly interested in a particular set of packages like scientific apps
in this case.
Michael
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