Bug#391473: Team maintenance of systemimager
On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 06:40:03PM -0400, Roberto C. S?nchez wrote:
> > fyi, systemimager packaging is still being developed here:
> > svn://svn.systemimager.org/svn/systemimager-debian/
> >
> Oh. I was not aware of that.
>
> > There are already lists for development and for monitoring commits,
> > and there is active packaging development (mostly from Geoffroy
> > Vallee these days).
> >
> Is this for upstream development or for Debian specific stuff? Do you
> have links for these lists?
After a discussion w/ upstream we decided to use the
systemimager-commits and systemimager-devel lists on sourceforge
instead of creating special debian ones, at least for the time
being. Both lists are currently very low traffic, so it hasn't been an
issue, but it'd be easy to change if it becomes an issue.
We also have an irc channel, #sisuite (currently on freenode, i
think), with a commit bot.
> I also would like to see a smooth transition. I can agree that an
> immediate move should not be force if there is already an established
> location. However, I think that migrating the Debian-specific stuff to
> Alioth has a number of benefits and I think it should be a goal once the
> transition has stabilized.
Perhaps - I do think its a tad easier to grant people access with
alioth, assuming they are already alioth users. But other than that
I've been quite happy with the upstream setup (but, then again, I
set most of it up, so I've a bias). uchicago has been sponsoring this
machine for a few years now - bandwidth is good, we can install
whatever we need, etc.
> I take no offense at your discomfort. I have not contributed to
> systemimager in the past, however I find myself using it more and more.
> Thus, I'd like to get involved now. I can't speak for the other
> interested parties. However, I can tell you that there is no need to
> worry about my abilities. I maintain or actively participate in the
> team maintenance of 17 packages. Additionally I have been taking a more
> active role in QA work and even started sponsoring.
>
> http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=roberto@familiasanchez.net
> http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=roberto@connexer.com
> http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=roberto
Don't get me wrong - I certainly have no reason to doubt your (or
anyone else's) abilities, and am excited to see some interest
here. I'm just looking for more gradual changes in development
processes.
> > My preference is to continue working where we are, and for developers
> > to send patches to the devel list for review. Overtime I can grant new
> > developers commit access based upon the quality of their
> > contributions.
>
> That sounds OK. But again, I still think that the ultimate goal should
> be a move to Alioth.
I'm less concerned about where things are hosted than I am about
getting the packages back in good shape - if it turns out that alioth
better helps us reach that goal, then great!
Once again, thanks for your interest - looking forward to better packages!
--
dann frazier
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