On Sunday 25 May 2008, Aanjhan R wrote: > Hi Neil! Hi,
> On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Neil Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Debian has systems that alert the maintainer to new releases, so Ernesto > > will have had a reminder already from DEHS. Not every upstream release > > needs a "Package the new version" bug report. > > Why not if it contains couple of important bugfixes? Here I disagree with Neil. While DEHS will detect it, having upstream visiting Debian BTS and emphasizing on new features/bugfixes is a good thing! > Well if you had thought hijacking the packaging, becoming a > replacement maintainer was my aim, You are WRONG! I am one of upstream > developers of this project and well I thought it makes things easier > if I could help the maintainers by packaging the software also. My aim > is not to do any of the above you have stated. My aim is just to > enable all users of Debian to get the latest of software (atleast the > ones, which I have had troubles with Debian having old software) and > everybody enjoy using Debian and its based distros. Even becoming a > Debian developer is next to the above statement for me. Having upstream who helps improving Debian is also very cool, so if you find it useful, you can co-maintain the package together with an official DD. > > This has to be a new low for debian-mentors. Sigh. > > I am disappointed with such a remark from the debian "mentors" list > and thanks for making me get better. I will remember not to upload the > .orig to the Debian BTS ever. Thanks for that. Learning by Experience > is always better :-) Misunderstandings happen, so do not feel disappointed, you can still learn something cool from Neil about debian packaging/sponsorship ;-) http://people.debian.org/~codehelp/#sponsor -- pub 4096R/0E4BD0AB 2003-03-18 <people.fccf.net/danchev/key pgp.mit.edu> fingerprint 1AE7 7C66 0A26 5BFF DF22 5D55 1C57 0C89 0E4B D0AB -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
