Re: I would like to help

2024-08-28 Thread Andrey Rakhmatullin
On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 08:35:06AM +, dblmr wrote: > So then I decided to forge ahead. I found the latest orphaned package, which > was > > png23d > > and installed it, which seemed to work, maybe. I got the following: > > Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ... > == How can you h

Re: I would like to help

2024-08-28 Thread Soren Stoutner
On Wednesday, August 28, 2024 1:35:06 AM MST dblmr wrote: > at the end of the install messages. Then I went back to the instructions, and > it said to get the upstream source code in the form of a tar.gz file. My > question is this, wouldn't I just find a git repository and clone it these > days?

Re: I would like to help

2024-08-28 Thread Peter B
On 28/08/2024 09:35, dblmr wrote: wouldn't I just find a git repository and clone it these days? You can clone the git repository from here https://salsa.debian.org/debian/png23d Regards, Peter

Re: I would like to help

2024-08-28 Thread dblmr
Good Morning, Ok, I've been going through the links you sent me. I installed all the software from Chapter 1. Getting started The Right Way I got stuck again on the man/info thing, which conduces to this: I can use man with no problem, but it usually gives me way more info than I can use or fi

Re: I would like to help

2024-08-27 Thread Peter B
On 25/08/2024 16:38, dblmr wrote: My Spanish is very good, and English is my native language. I could certainly do menial programming tasks, or help with documentation or editing web pages. Hi Mark, its very likely that the Spanish translation team could do with more help. You coul

Re: I would like to help

2024-08-26 Thread Phil Wyett
On Mon, 2024-08-26 at 20:43 -0700, Soren Stoutner wrote: > On Monday, August 26, 2024 7:57:56 PM MST Phil Wyett wrote: > > > Thank you very much for the suggestions. I think they will get me going in > > > the right direction. I think I might like to take over an orphaned > package, > > > if I cou

Re: I would like to help

2024-08-26 Thread Soren Stoutner
On Monday, August 26, 2024 7:57:56 PM MST Phil Wyett wrote: > > Thank you very much for the suggestions. I think they will get me going in > > the right direction. I think I might like to take over an orphaned package, > > if I could learn enough to do it. Could you give me some links to peruse, >

Re: I would like to help

2024-08-26 Thread Phil Wyett
On Tue, 2024-08-27 at 02:36 +, dblmr wrote: > > > > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email. > > On Monday, August 26th, 2024 at 2:39 PM, Soren Stoutner > wrote: > > > dblmr, > > > > On Sunday, August 25, 2024 8:38:31 AM MST dblmr wrote: > > > > > Good Morning, > > > > > > I have a good

Re: I would like to help

2024-08-26 Thread dblmr
Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Monday, August 26th, 2024 at 2:39 PM, Soren Stoutner wrote: > dblmr, > > On Sunday, August 25, 2024 8:38:31 AM MST dblmr wrote: > > > Good Morning, > > > > I have a good familiarity with basic operation of emacs and git, and have > > dabbled in va

Re: I would like to help

2024-08-26 Thread Soren Stoutner
dblmr, On Sunday, August 25, 2024 8:38:31 AM MST dblmr wrote: > Good Morning, > > I have a good familiarity with basic operation of emacs and git, and have > dabbled in various programming languages including Perl, Shell scripting, > Python and many others. My Spanish is very good, and English is

Re: I would like to help Debian by maintaining a package

2005-05-11 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Pierre Laroche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.05.11.1933 +0200]: > I am looking for a sponsor so I can maintain a debian package. > I am thinking of taking over the wnpp packate (bcm4400-source). This would be nice. As the previous maintainer, I would be happy to sponsor you. -- Please do