Re: Sponsoring of packages

2005-06-08 Thread Martin Mewes
Hello, Bartosz Fenski aka fEnIo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > Most things has been answered already, so I have only two questions. > What packages are we talking about? I mean what program would you > like to see in Debian? Right now I am "developing" a hitlist to get a clear strategy. Most of

Re: Sponsoring of packages

2005-06-07 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 09:33:33PM -0400, Jaldhar H. Vyas wrote: > On Tue, 7 Jun 2005, Martin Mewes wrote: > > >I thought it would be a good > >idea to "sponsor" DDs in this way to keep up the valued work on special > >things which are of interest for me. > > Me too. However, we don't want to st

Re: Sponsoring of packages

2005-06-07 Thread Jaldhar H. Vyas
On Tue, 7 Jun 2005, Martin Mewes wrote: I once saw an article that a DD orphaned a package and would only be able continue the work if someone pays for it as his free time is limited and he need to get a life somehow. For the benefit of those unfamiliar with the situation, MEPIS (a Debian der

Re: Sponsoring of packages

2005-06-07 Thread Bartosz Fenski aka fEnIo
On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 04:51:18PM +0200, Martin Mewes wrote: > maybe this is a most wanted question, but maybe someone can dump the > information to me. > > I am not a developer but I have started trying to pack things for debian > but somehow it is to complex for me. So I thought about to spon

Re: Sponsoring of packages

2005-06-07 Thread Jeroen van Wolffelaar
On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 05:19:25PM +0200, Martin Mewes wrote: > Hello, > > Jeroen van Wolffelaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > > > Be aware that in Debian, 'sponsoring a package' is the wording > > typically used for a Debian Developer checking, signing and uploading > > a package prepared by a n

Re: Sponsoring of packages

2005-06-07 Thread Martin Mewes
Hello, Jeroen van Wolffelaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > Be aware that in Debian, 'sponsoring a package' is the wording > typically used for a Debian Developer checking, signing and uploading > a package prepared by a non-developer, and has nothing to do with > money. Be aware of this possible

Re: Sponsoring of packages

2005-06-07 Thread Jeroen van Wolffelaar
On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 04:51:18PM +0200, Martin Mewes wrote: > Hi all, > > maybe this is a most wanted question, but maybe someone can dump the > information to me. > > I am not a developer but I have started trying to pack things for debian > but somehow it is to complex for me. So I thought

Sponsoring of packages

2005-06-07 Thread Martin Mewes
Hi all, maybe this is a most wanted question, but maybe someone can dump the information to me. I am not a developer but I have started trying to pack things for debian but somehow it is to complex for me. So I thought about to sponsor some packages and my question is: If I am willing to send