On Friday, July 20 2018, Tong Sun wrote: > On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 12:20 PM Sergio Durigan Junior wrote: >> >> On Friday, July 20 2018, Tong Sun wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I sent the following email to Debian FTP Master a while back, but >> > haven't received anything till now. >> > >> > Can somebody else help please, to send me the .dak file for the 'dbab' >> > package that I maintain? >> >> Hello Tong, >> >> If you take a look at the wiki page for "Debian Maintainer": >> >> https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMaintainer >> >> You will see: >> >> Debian Maintainers (DMs) are people who have a restricted ability to >> upload packages to the Debian archive. They can maintain packages >> without a sponsor. >> >> The key word here is "restricted". It means you cannot upload new >> packages to the archive; you can only upload updates to packages that >> are already present in the archive, as long as you have been given >> permission for that specific package. >> >> Since "dbab" doesn't exist on Debian, you are not allowed to upload it. >> In order to include the package, you have to go through the usual >> process of finding putting your package on mentors.debian.net, creating >> a RFS and finding a sponsor. Only a DD can upload packages to NEW. > > Oh thanks Sergio. > > By the time I sent the email to Debian FTP Master, my "dbab" still > exist on Debian. I.e., --
Sorry Tong, it seems I've made a mistake since the "dbab" package is indeed part of the archive. In this case, as Andrey pointed out, you have to be granted permission to upload it as a DM. Thanks, -- Sergio GPG key ID: 237A 54B1 0287 28BF 00EF 31F4 D0EB 7628 65FC 5E36 Please send encrypted e-mail if possible http://sergiodj.net/
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