Hi Antoine, On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 2:54 PM, Antoine Millet <anto...@inaps.org> wrote: > Hi, > > As this is my first post here, I'll start by introducing myself:
I've cc-ed you in case you aren't subscribed to the list. Let me know if you are so I can drop it. > I'm a french Python developer and Debian user since several years. I > did a lot of Debian packaging in my current company and for my own > usage, but I never submitted my packages into Debian. > > I want to start doing this, in a first time by submitting my own > library and software packages, and, depending on my spare time, by > helping the team by providing some work force for other packages (yep, I > also apply to join the team!). > > Here is the mentors page of the first package for which I request a > sponsorship: http://mentors.debian.net/package/confiture I've briefly reviewed your packaging and can't find any issues with it (it's pretty much the textbook example of pybuild/dh-python usage though), although if you intend on maintaining it within the DPMT (Debian Python Modules Team), please add Vcs-{Browser,Svn} links in debian/control. You'll have to join the DPMT/PAPT on Alioth first [1] first, however. > This is a library I wrote to parse configuration files in Python and > which is used as dependency for other projects[1][2] that I wish to > include in Debian. My one concern at this point is that I'm not sure how your library differs from the various other packages that are already in the Debian archive (e.g. "aptitude search parse"); I wouldn't be surprised if there's some degree of overlap. I mean no offense by this, but I'm somewhat reluctant to sponsor small "vanity" packages into Debian because more often than not, they end up just bitrotting in the archive once the author loses interest in it (or Debian, for that matter), especially if nobody else actually uses the package / there's no real user demand for it. However, we do have plenty of packages and teams in Debian that could use an extra set of helping hands, and you are definitely more than welcome to join the team and assist with team-maintained packages. I'm certain that there are lots of packages in the DPMT/PAPT that could use some extra love, especially those with RC bugs and/or inactive uploaders; you can see [2][3] for a full list of packages we maintain, some of which may interest you. Regards, Vincent [1] https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/PythonModulesTeam/ [2] http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=python-modules-t...@lists.alioth.debian.org [3] http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=python-apps-t...@lists.alioth.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CACZd_tBXV2ryhbh4=qxfsrdp9mrwrdpezkhjbyjzygczycg...@mail.gmail.com
