On 04/09/12 00:37, Darik Horn wrote: > Hello all, > > For more than two years, I've been maintaining the Ubuntu PPA for ZoL: > > https://launchpad.net/~zfs-native/+archive/stable > https://github.com/dajhorn/pkg-spl > https://github.com/dajhorn/pkg-zfs > > I put effort into keeping the packaging compatible with Debian Squeeze > and Debian Wheezy, and I support a significant number of Debian users. > > If the Debian project is now willing to add the native ZFS > implementation to regular distribution, then please consider me for > the maintainer role. I've been looking for a mentor and sponsorship. > Hello Darik, I'm aware of your great work on the Ubuntu PPA and I'm happy to see that you care also about Debian and not only Ubuntu. Fist of all let me clarify that there isn't such thing as "The Debian project willing" ... Debian hasn't any central authority deciding upon which software is packaged and which isn't. All the packages available on Debian are pushed either by individuals or teams. Meanwhile the package you intent to introduce inside Debian meets certain basic requirements you shouldn't have any problem at all to get it inside the distribution or to find a sponsor. The Debian project is always happy to accept new software that adds value to it. Among this requirements are: 1. The license of the software that you are packaging allows Debian to re-distribute it. 2. The software has certain quality (For ex: it don't introduce severe security issues or breaks unrelated packages) 3. The software is useful (Silly example: you shouldn't introduce a "hello world!" program) 4. The maintainer(s) behind the package are doing a good work packaging the software and maintaining it. And I'm sure that ZoL meets all this requirements without problems... that's why I filled this ITP Before filling this ITP I researched about previous tries of packaging ZoL on Debian and I wasn't able to find any previous ITP related to ZoL at all or even any discussion/thread on the Debian mailing lists about packaging ZoL.... Did you tried to package or introduce ZoL on Debian previously? If you want, I will be more than happy to co-maintain the package with you inside Debian. As Arno said, team maintenance is a great thing. Nowadays many of the Debian packages are maintained by teams rather than individuals. This helps to ensure a very high quality of the packages. So, let me know if you are willing to co-maintain ZoL inside Debian with me (and with anybody else who wants to help with the effort also) and we could start by setting up a repository for the team. Best regards!
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