Quoting Julien Puydt (2016-08-28 14:35:32) > On 28/08/2016 10:00, Gianfranco Costamagna wrote: >>> I am looking for a sponsor for the package "backbone" Do you intend to help maintain the package collaboratively, or take over maintenance? If the former, then you should coordinate your work with current maintainers (fine that you seek help and guidance from others too, but don't go ahead with only input from external parties). If the latter, then be cautious that you either have consent from current maintainers to do so, or ensure that you are following the procedures in Debian for takeover (search list archives for "hijacking" for more info). >> 3) Did you get in touch with the maintainer for this upload? > > Contrary to what I usually do, no : I saw two "please package new > upstream" bugs, both old (may 2014 and september 2015), none closed as > a duplicate of the other -- so I considered the "getting in touch" > step was done and pushed forward with the "team maintenance" step. Bugs requesting new upstream releases are wishlist bugs, and they are targeted the maintainer of the package. Wishlist bugs being old is not a good reason to bypass the maintainer. Each team collaborate differntly - don't assume it is ok to change a package without coordinating with current maintainers (i.e. those listed as "Uploaders" for team-maintained packages). > > 5) I'm not sure Jonas will like to move away from cdbs... > > That was the first time I met a cdbs package... isn't it deprecated? No. Never was. Some people disliking CDBS wants everyone to believe that's the case. > > 9) > > > > "This source package uses CDBS" > > I would change that :) > > git rm README.source... but I seem to have forgotten a git commit -m > somewhere so it doesn't appear in history... drat. Please consult current maintainers of a package before making large changes, like restructuring to a different core packaging helper tool. > > we should be mostly complete as a preliminary review. I have to > > admit, the cdbs rules file was a little bit complicate for a 3 > > installed js files library :) > > I admit I didn't even try to understand what it did : just saw how big > it was, removed the file and started from scratch. Please consult current maintainers of a package before making large changes, like "starting from scratch". - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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