Re: Source package naming
On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 08:00:57PM +0100, Ian Campbell wrote:
> (Please continue to CC me)
>
> On Wed, 2006-08-23 at 00:12 +0300, Daniel Stone wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 08:45:21PM +0100, Ian Campbell wrote:
> > > Is there a particular reason for this? I've tried searching the debian-x
> > > archives but I can't see it.
> >
> > Purely historical reasons: the binary package is named
> > xserver-xorg-video-foo to have a clear lineage from xserver-xorg.
>
> OK, thanks for the info.
>
> David Nusinow wrote, in a message he forgot to CC me on ;-)
> > > I have xf86-video-ivtvdev_0.10.6.orig.tar.gz and I'm wondering if I
> > > should repack/rename it before upload (well, before searching for a
> > > sponsor ;-)).
> >
> > Don't bother repacking it. Just rename it. I can sponsor the driver if
> > you're interested. If you want to bring the package under the
> > maintainership of the XSF with you as the primary uploader[1], you're more
> > than welcome to do so. Just let us know.
>
> I'm currently maintaining the kernel side of things under pkg-mythtv on
> Alioth but I think for this package it makes more sense to integrate it
> with the XSF than pkg-mythtv so I'll take you up on that kind offer.
>
> My username on alioth is ijc-guest, do you need anything else from me?
> ssh key perhaps?
We're not currently on alioth. We'll be moving to git there early in the
post-etch cycle, but if you want access to our current svn, you need to
write Branden Robinson with your public ssh key. I'll add you to our alioth
project though so you'll have access to the git repo when the time comes.
- David Nusinow
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