On Nov 22, 2007 2:57 PM, Giovanni Mascellani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there somewhat like a policy, best practises or similar about doing > this?
Not that I know of, but I've been asked this question before, so this is my answer: If the packaging licence allows it, you can take the package done by Ubuntu as a basis, and you should credit the Ubuntu packagers in your changelog and copyright files. But after that you'll need to: 1) Check that it complies with Debian Policy. I.e. check that it has a manpage, a menu file, etc. 2) If it has patches, check if they are relevant to Debian. 3) Check that it builds correctly in a pbuilder (base install is not the same in Ubuntu and Debian) 4) Do a general quality check to make sure that the package is of Debian's quality and not Ubuntu's. -- Besos, Marga -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
