On Tue, May 23, 2006 at 10:07:04AM +0100, Pádraig Brady wrote: > Christoph Haas wrote: > > On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 04:15:09PM +0100, Pádraig Brady wrote: > cool, So I'll need to register my signature as a Debian Developer. > I'll figure out how to do this thanks.
Uhm, you would need to become a Debian developer to be able to upload. That means you would need to go through the so called "new maintainers process" - see http://nm.debian.org. Although you are surely free to do that I'm not sure whether you want to invest the time (~6 months). If you don't want to become a Debian developer or don't find a Debian developer who is willing to maintain the package you could use "sponsoring". Anyone (or you) maintains the package and then looks for a Debian developer to upload the package on their behalf. That process is called "sponsoring". You will still be listed as the maintainer of the package. Just that a Debian developer checks your package prior to uploading it. If you find a reliable sponsor that is hardly a barrier. > > However the package is not yet in perfect shape. Run "lintian" on the > > final package (lintian -i *deb) to see some obvious problems. > > Right, I'll lintian it and also read up on debian packaging policies. Be patient. The policy is large. :) > > Just in case there is a misunderstanding. You usually don't need to care > > for a Debian package. It's okay to have someone who is familiar with > > Debian to deal with all the policy and procedures. Here I assume that > > you are personally interested in maintaining the Debian package. Just to > > let you know there are surely volunteers in the Debian project so you > > can concentrate on developing the actual (upstream) software. > > Sure. It would be better if someone stepped up, > but in my experience I think it will be faster if I do everything myself. I'll take a close look at your software. I can imagine that I'll become the Debian maintainer of it unless you like to do that yourself. That way you don't need to worry about the Debian-specific issues. Kindly Christoph -- ~ ~ ".signature" [Modified] 1 line --100%-- 1,48 All
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