On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 05:39:47PM +0200, Alexandre wrote: > Hello, > > [I'm CC'ing Jose Fonseca, see below] > > Are you working on packaging f2py?
I have packages both for f2py and scipy at http://jrfonseca.dyndns.org/debian/ . They are finished, and were done so with the help of the upstream authors in order to comply with Debian policy. The reasons preventing to get them in official debian was a lack of a stable release upstream (which eventually disapeared with the release of scipy 0.3.0) and the lack of a sponsor (which I didn't try too hard to find due to lack of time). > The reason I'm asking is because Jose Fonseca > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> has filed an ITP on scipy > (http://bugs.debian.org/126037), for which he has provided a package > for f2py, and I'm planning to sponsor his work into the Debian > archive. It's probably easier to have both packages maintained by the > same person, but maybe you two should agree on how to resolve this. I did these packages 1st for my own purposes and only in 2nd for others. I confess I've been taking too much time to finish the ITP. If Marco Presi wants to take over maintainership of these packages I have no objections. If he wants to have a joint maintainership or any other arrangement that's Ok too. Both packages reached a state where most of the nasty work is done, so now there should be little maintainance overhead. I actually think is more important to get them in debian proper no matter whom is charge, as lot of people has been mailing me asking for that, especially the Quantian people. And I'll gladly help in any way you see fit in order to achieve that. Best regards, José Fonseca