pre-spec discussion: modified-source backports

http://ubuntubackports.org/wiki/index.php/SourceChanges

I've started drafting up some of these ideas... Comments appreciated.

On 11/21/05, John Dong <jdong at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> I'm beginning to see the need for some Backports needing minor source
> changes, and I think we need to send a spec through the TB about it. Before
> doing so, I'd like to get everyone's opinions about guidelines for doing
> this:
>
>
> SITUATION:
>
> (1) As packaging changes are made upstream in Dapper and Sid, at times
> just package name changes prevent an otherwise perfect build candidate from
> working.
> (2) Sometimes there are special-circumstance backports (Mono under
> guidance of tseng, Firefox backport near the end of the hoary-backports
> cycle) that need source/packaging changes, but the situation justifies the
> need.
>
>
> MY PROPOSAL:
>
> Two types of source-changed backporting should be spec'ed and brought to
> the Tech Board for review:
>
> (1) MAIN Packages: Approval by either prominent maintainer figure or mdz
> (?), changes ultimately done by a Ubuntu developer
> (2) UNIVERSE Packages: Approval through review by multiple MOTU members
> (maybe through the REVU system)
>
>
>
> What do you guys think? Surely we'll need more specific guidelines about
> what kind of changes specifically should be allowed (i.e. build-dep
> changes, unpatching upstream-specific changes [i.e. Launchpad Integration
> under Hoary], etc)?
>
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