Re: Hijacking^W^W^W^W^W^WSalvaging packages for fun and profit: A proposal

2012-09-28 Thread Ricardo Mones
Hi, On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:48:22 +0200 Arno Töll wrote: > Salvaging a package > = > > Salvaging is the process by which, one attempts to save a package from a > state where it is poorly maintained or appears not maintained at all, > without being officially orphaned. This is

Re: Hijacking^W^W^W^W^W^WSalvaging packages for fun and profit: A proposal

2012-09-28 Thread Bernhard R. Link
* Arno Töll [120928 18:48]: > Reasons to salvage a package > > The package is in clear need of some love and care, i.e. there are open > bugs, missing upstream releases, or there is work needed from a > quality-assurance perspective; AND there is the need

Re: meaning of O and RFA (was: Re: Hijacking^W^W^W^W^W^WSalvaging packages for fun and profit: A proposal)

2012-09-28 Thread Ricardo Mones
On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:00:03 + Bart Martens wrote: > On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 07:47:54PM +0200, Jakub Wilk wrote: > > * Arno Töll , 2012-09-28, 18:48: > > >Packages being marked as orphaned, or those being up for adoption > > >can be immediately taken over. > > > > If a package is RFA-ed

Re: meaning of O and RFA (was: Re: Hijacking^W^W^W^W^W^WSalvaging packages for fun and profit: A proposal)

2012-09-28 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 06:00:03PM +, Bart Martens wrote: > On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 07:47:54PM +0200, Jakub Wilk wrote: > > * Arno Töll , 2012-09-28, 18:48: > > >Packages being marked as orphaned, or those being up for adoption > > >can be immediately taken over. > > If a package is RFA-ed (as

Re: Hijacking^W^W^W^W^W^WSalvaging packages for fun and profit: A proposal

2012-09-28 Thread Arno Töll
Hi Jakub, On 28.09.2012 19:47, Jakub Wilk wrote: > * Arno Töll , 2012-09-28, 18:48: >> Packages being marked as orphaned, or those being up for adoption can >> be immediately taken over. > > If a package is RFA-ed (as opposed to O-ed), the maintainer retains all > the usual privileges, including

meaning of O and RFA (was: Re: Hijacking^W^W^W^W^W^WSalvaging packages for fun and profit: A proposal)

2012-09-28 Thread Bart Martens
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 07:47:54PM +0200, Jakub Wilk wrote: > * Arno Töll , 2012-09-28, 18:48: > >Packages being marked as orphaned, or those being up for adoption > >can be immediately taken over. > > If a package is RFA-ed (as opposed to O-ed), the maintainer retains > all the usual privileges,

Re: Hijacking^W^W^W^W^W^WSalvaging packages for fun and profit: A proposal

2012-09-28 Thread Bart Martens
Hi Arno, On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 06:48:22PM +0200, Arno Töll wrote: > Actual proposal follows: The proposal adds a new procedure that overlaps/bypasses existing procedures. We have discussed that before in this thread : http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2012/07/msg00540.html What we essentia

Re: Hijacking^W^W^W^W^W^WSalvaging packages for fun and profit: A proposal

2012-09-28 Thread Jakub Wilk
* Arno Töll , 2012-09-28, 18:48: Packages being marked as orphaned, or those being up for adoption can be immediately taken over. If a package is RFA-ed (as opposed to O-ed), the maintainer retains all the usual privileges, including the right to decide who will take over the package (if anyo

Hijacking^W^W^W^W^W^WSalvaging packages for fun and profit: A proposal

2012-09-28 Thread Arno Töll
Hello, we may all agree that the maintenance of some (many?) packages in Debian is in a unclear situation. There is a transient state, where people are interested to bring a package in shape but the strong role of a package maintainer in Debian effectively blocks any commitment beyond fixing impor