Uploading .deb packages

[Ioannis Vranos]

On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Julien Lavergne <gilir at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> 2013/2/9 Ioannis Vranos <ioannis.vranos at gmail.com>:
>>
>> Yes, it creates deb packages with the files we want to be installed
>> (binaries, documets, etc) and I think it is a very good program.
>
> Just to confirm what Jonathan said, you should read again what he said.
> And I would like to add that with this tool, you are creating closed
> source packages, not free software. It's not because it's a .deb that
> it's free. deb packages are binaries, so you can't see how it was
> build and what is inside (because it's compiled code, not the source).
> That why you can only upload source code on Launchpad.

I have the source code at my site. However creating a deb manually
using Launchpad's approach, requires me to read a book-size of
instructions.

I am not going to read a book for an installer, on any platform. For
*buntus/Debian, I am using Debreate, and for Windows, Inno Setup.

For Canonical's approach, what we need is, someone who knows this
Launchpad stuff, to create a GUI tool with the common options, in the
style of Debreate.

Otherwise, Launchpad's technology is immature, if we have to read a
book, to create a package.


Do you need to read a book, to create a Windows installer? No, you can
use tools like Inno Setup.


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Ioannis Vranos

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