Kel Modderman([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2005-09-23 04:16: > Sounds like a crap idea to me. I don't care whether my particular > package has never had contact with the official debian distribution > before. I've tried my best to improve on my package with each release > and adhere to the strict debian policies in part of the effort to make > Kanotix 100% debian. Even if a package does not come from the official > debian repositories, its up to Stefan and I to make sure it is of > debian standard in every way. Having said that, should our efforts not > be documented as if this was going to be released into debian itself?
Yup .. this idea was bad. Changelog stays as is. > Sure, make an Alioth account, I'd love to share the experience of > maintaining a quality package with other people who share the same > enjoyment and freedom that debian gives them. Excellent!! > Well, I made a few small updates in the past hour to my package to make > it more suitable to enter debian and am confident that my work is of > high enough quality to make it trivial to add the finishing touches > (depending on your packaginging style perhaps). That is not assuming > anything about the work of the other gentlemen in this equation, Itay, > who seems to have been made uncomfortable by previous dealings with > prospective DD(s). I tried to make it clear that I approaching this in a friendly manner and am still not sure how I upset. The changelog idea was bad - but I meant no harm. > Likewise, I have been introduced into the world of debian development in > a sour way. The "pkg-madwifi" project on Alioth is based on my efforts > and I did not even have the opportunity of being able to reply to the > wannabe maintainers request to "snatch" my efforts, so for sending this > message to me is appreciated. (Even now I do not have write access to > that svn repository) Well ... I had no intention of snatching anybody's efforts. I was actually trapped in this thing by my naive expectation that the NM process would complete in a reasonable time frame. > Anyway, to cut the story short, I don't want to have another bad > experience, so just put the project into svn on Alioth. Let everybody > look at it, propose some items that could be improved or worked on and > discuss what actually needs to be done and by who. I have started the process by applying for the account. Assuming it is approved we will all have full access. > Thanks, Kel. Thank you. Steve -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
