request a mentor

2004-09-06 Thread Holt Sorenson
I'm interested in being a Debian package maintainer and am looking for a mentor. I agree to uphold the Debian Social Contract as I engage in maintainer activities. I've package-ized bsdiff (http://www.daemonology.net/bsdiff/) after reading the Debian new maintainer's guide and going through the ne

Re: request a mentor

2004-09-06 Thread Holt Sorenson
Tee hee hee... Can't even get the subject line right. That should have been "request for a mentor". Regards, Holt

Please Sponsor Us

2004-09-06 Thread kablaza otema
c/o Euphenia Gregory, P.O. Box 617,

Bashisms and Dashisms...

2004-09-06 Thread Frank Küster
Hi, A maintainer script with a #!/bin/sh line should only use posix syntax. If one needs more features (e.g. test -L), one can instead use #!/bin/bash. However, this seems unnecessarily restricted to me. dash also knows the non-POSIX extensions to the test builtin. So if /bin/sh pointed to dash,

Re: Bashisms and Dashisms...

2004-09-06 Thread Thomas Hood
On Mon, 2004-09-06 at 16:18, Frank Küster wrote: > A maintainer script with a #!/bin/sh line should only use posix > syntax. If one needs more features (e.g. test -L), one can instead use > #!/bin/bash. > > However, this seems unnecessarily restricted to me. dash also knows > the non-POSIX extensio

Re: Bashisms and Dashisms...

2004-09-06 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 04:18:21PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > A maintainer script with a #!/bin/sh line should only use posix > syntax. If one needs more features (e.g. test -L), one can instead use > #!/bin/bash. test -L is POSIX afaict. > However, this seems unnecessarily restricted to me. da

Re: Bashisms and Dashisms...

2004-09-06 Thread Frank Küster
Andreas Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 04:18:21PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: >> A maintainer script with a #!/bin/sh line should only use posix >> syntax. If one needs more features (e.g. test -L), one can instead use >> #!/bin/bash. > > test -L is POSIX afaict. Hm

Re: Bashisms and Dashisms...

2004-09-06 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 05:51:47PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Andreas Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 04:18:21PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > >> A maintainer script with a #!/bin/sh line should only use posix > >> syntax. If one needs more features (e.g. test -L),

RFS: blam - a RSS aggregator for GNOME

2004-09-06 Thread Johan Svedberg
Hi ITP: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=231181 So, I'm looking for a sponsor for: Package: blam Description: a RSS aggregator for GNOME BLAM! is a RSS aggregator written in C# using Mono, GTK# and RSS.NET. BLAM! is licenced under GPL and the package can be obtained from http:/

Re: Round 2, RFS schoolbell - A calendaring server for schools

2004-09-06 Thread Brian Sutherland
On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 01:26:42PM +0200, Brian Sutherland wrote: > As a note for any potential sponsor I would like to say that the I would like to suspend my request as I have found a potential sponsor. -- Brian Sutherland

Re: Round 2, RFS schoolbell - A calendaring server for schools

2004-09-06 Thread Stephan Beyer
> I would like to suspend my request as I have found a potential sponsor. lucky guy :) sbeyer signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: RFS: blam - a RSS aggregator for GNOME

2004-09-06 Thread Johan Svedberg
* Sep 06 19:15 Johan Svedberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > ITP: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=231181 > > So, I'm looking for a sponsor for: > > Package: blam Description: a RSS aggregator for GNOME BLAM! is a RSS > aggregator written in C# using Mono, GTK# and RSS.NET. > > BLAM! is lic

Re: How to remove ITP from debian.org?

2004-09-06 Thread John Buttery
* Lawrence Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-08-27 12:26:21 -0230]: > Hmmm I don't worry if they're not in main. Perhaps both lsongs and > python2.3-lame would be okay in contrib? As far as I know, this sort of thing is exactly the reason why the contrib section exists in the first place... --

RFS: qtorrent - PyQT BitTorrent client

2004-09-06 Thread Lawrence Williams
I am looking for a sponsor for QTorrent. It is a PyQt GUI for BitTorrent and allows easy configuration and allows multiple torrents to be open from within a single application. Here is the relevant information package: qtorrent Upstream URL: http://thegraveyard.org Upstream Author: Hyriand <[E

Re: RFS: qtorrent - PyQT BitTorrent client

2004-09-06 Thread Wesley J Landaker
On Monday, 06 September 2004 17:17, Lawrence Williams wrote: > I am looking for a sponsor for QTorrent. It is a PyQt GUI for > BitTorrent and allows easy configuration and allows multiple torrents > to be open from within a single application. I will help you out; give me a few hours to look over

Re: LSongs and MP3 (Was: How to remove ITP from debian.org?)

2004-09-06 Thread Lawrence Williams
Hi! I agree too, but this is Linspire ( aka Lindows ) we are talking about here. Since they are trying to be the Linux distro of choice for former Windows users, they want everything to be somewhat recognizable to users. Notice how they rename alot of the programs they include? It's been my

RFS -- libgeo-coordinates-vandh-perl -- Convert and Manipulate telco V and H coordinates in perl

2004-09-06 Thread Paul Timmins
Currently seeking a sponsor for this and another perl package I authored. Packages are lintian clean, and I've been maintaining my own packages for personal use for years, I've just spent the entire weekend reading the debian policies, and the new maintainers guide. I think some of my packages are

Please Sponsor Us

2004-09-06 Thread kablaza otema
c/o Euphenia Gregory, P.O. Box 617,

Bashisms and Dashisms...

2004-09-06 Thread Frank Küster
Hi, A maintainer script with a #!/bin/sh line should only use posix syntax. If one needs more features (e.g. test -L), one can instead use #!/bin/bash. However, this seems unnecessarily restricted to me. dash also knows the non-POSIX extensions to the test builtin. So if /bin/sh pointed to dash,

Re: Bashisms and Dashisms...

2004-09-06 Thread Thomas Hood
On Mon, 2004-09-06 at 16:18, Frank Küster wrote: > A maintainer script with a #!/bin/sh line should only use posix > syntax. If one needs more features (e.g. test -L), one can instead use > #!/bin/bash. > > However, this seems unnecessarily restricted to me. dash also knows > the non-POSIX extensio

Re: Bashisms and Dashisms...

2004-09-06 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 04:18:21PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > A maintainer script with a #!/bin/sh line should only use posix > syntax. If one needs more features (e.g. test -L), one can instead use > #!/bin/bash. test -L is POSIX afaict. > However, this seems unnecessarily restricted to me. da

Re: Bashisms and Dashisms...

2004-09-06 Thread Frank Küster
Andreas Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 04:18:21PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: >> A maintainer script with a #!/bin/sh line should only use posix >> syntax. If one needs more features (e.g. test -L), one can instead use >> #!/bin/bash. > > test -L is POSIX afaict. Hm

Re: Bashisms and Dashisms...

2004-09-06 Thread Andreas Metzler
On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 05:51:47PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Andreas Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > On Mon, Sep 06, 2004 at 04:18:21PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > >> A maintainer script with a #!/bin/sh line should only use posix > >> syntax. If one needs more features (e.g. test -L),

RFS: blam - a RSS aggregator for GNOME

2004-09-06 Thread Johan Svedberg
Hi ITP: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=231181 So, I'm looking for a sponsor for: Package: blam Description: a RSS aggregator for GNOME BLAM! is a RSS aggregator written in C# using Mono, GTK# and RSS.NET. BLAM! is licenced under GPL and the package can be obtained from http:/

Re: Round 2, RFS schoolbell - A calendaring server for schools

2004-09-06 Thread Brian Sutherland
On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 01:26:42PM +0200, Brian Sutherland wrote: > As a note for any potential sponsor I would like to say that the I would like to suspend my request as I have found a potential sponsor. -- Brian Sutherland -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "uns

Re: Round 2, RFS schoolbell - A calendaring server for schools

2004-09-06 Thread Stephan Beyer
> I would like to suspend my request as I have found a potential sponsor. lucky guy :) sbeyer signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: RFS: blam - a RSS aggregator for GNOME

2004-09-06 Thread Johan Svedberg
* Sep 06 19:15 Johan Svedberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > ITP: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=231181 > > So, I'm looking for a sponsor for: > > Package: blam Description: a RSS aggregator for GNOME BLAM! is a RSS > aggregator written in C# using Mono, GTK# and RSS.NET. > > BLAM! is lic

Re: How to remove ITP from debian.org?

2004-09-06 Thread John Buttery
* Lawrence Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-08-27 12:26:21 -0230]: > Hmmm I don't worry if they're not in main. Perhaps both lsongs and > python2.3-lame would be okay in contrib? As far as I know, this sort of thing is exactly the reason why the contrib section exists in the first place... --

RFS: qtorrent - PyQT BitTorrent client

2004-09-06 Thread Lawrence Williams
I am looking for a sponsor for QTorrent. It is a PyQt GUI for BitTorrent and allows easy configuration and allows multiple torrents to be open from within a single application. Here is the relevant information package: qtorrent Upstream URL: http://thegraveyard.org Upstream Author: Hyriand <[EMA

Re: RFS: qtorrent - PyQT BitTorrent client

2004-09-06 Thread Wesley J Landaker
On Monday, 06 September 2004 17:17, Lawrence Williams wrote: > I am looking for a sponsor for QTorrent. It is a PyQt GUI for > BitTorrent and allows easy configuration and allows multiple torrents > to be open from within a single application. I will help you out; give me a few hours to look over

Re: LSongs and MP3 (Was: How to remove ITP from debian.org?)

2004-09-06 Thread Lawrence Williams
Hi! I agree too, but this is Linspire ( aka Lindows ) we are talking about here. Since they are trying to be the Linux distro of choice for former Windows users, they want everything to be somewhat recognizable to users. Notice how they rename alot of the programs they include? It's been my exp

RFS -- libgeo-coordinates-vandh-perl -- Convert and Manipulate telco V and H coordinates in perl

2004-09-06 Thread Paul Timmins
Currently seeking a sponsor for this and another perl package I authored. Packages are lintian clean, and I've been maintaining my own packages for personal use for years, I've just spent the entire weekend reading the debian policies, and the new maintainers guide. I think some of my packages are