Package: sponsorship-requests Severity: wishlist Dear mentors,
I am looking for a sponsor for my package "slick-greeter" * Package name : slick-greeter Version : 1.0.3-1 Upstream Author : Clement Lefebvre <r...@linuxmint.com> * URL : https://github.com/linuxmint/slick-greeter/ * License : GPL-3+ Section : x11 It builds those binary packages: slick-greeter - Slick-looking LightDM greeter To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL: https://mentors.debian.net/package/slick-greeter Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command: dget -x https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/s/slick-greeter/slick-greeter_1.0.3-1.dsc Notes: Slick-Greeter has been created by Linux Mint as their primary LightDM greeter for their distro. It is being promoted as a distro-agnostic greeter. I am aware it is available in several non-Debian based distro's. Given the limited number of LightDM based greeters available in Debian I believe this is a good complement for Debian with a long-term upstream viability. Packaging issues. Linux Mint do not PGP sign their packages. The upstream tarball contains their Debian package specific to their Distro. I asked the question whether they would separate distro specific packaging from the source but this was declined -https://github.com/linuxmint/slick-greeter/issues/22 As such to build this package I am prepared to maintain the Debian package under our distro GithHub organisation Ubuntu Budgie To build this I have had to-do the following: uscan to autodownload the upstream tarball via the debian/watch in this Debian package Unpack the published upstream tarball. Remove the upstream Debian folder and its contents Copy back from the published UbuntuBudgie slick-greeter debian branch the Debian package. This Debian package contains one patch - this is to replace the upstream specific font dependency with what I consider a good font available in Debian and all Debian based distros (font-cantarell) I'm aware of the release state of Stretch; this package is therefore not appropriate for Stretch. Please let me know if experimental is perhaps more appropriate than unstable given the status of Stretch. I can confirm that the necessary build dependency differences between Ubuntu and Debian have been met here i.e. builds successfully both on Debian and Ubuntu without needing separate distro packages. Have run check-all-the-things on the source and adjusted the debian/copyright accordingly. Doesnt appear to be any other changes required as a result of the check-all-the-things output. Also ran lintian -i -I on the built changes and this returned no issues. Changes since the last upload: * Initial release. (Closes: #862934) Regards, David Mohammed
