Proposal for collaborative maintenance of packages

[Eddy Petrişor]

On 1/4/06, Stefan Potyra <sistpoty at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'll just try to restart the discussion with a proposal:
> Currently I maintain one package (min12xxw, see [1]) for ubuntu, have filed an
> ITP (#334093) in debian but haven't tried hard enough to find a sponsor yet.
>
> Since this package is quite small one, it might be well suited to just try out
> whether collaborative maintenance works/where possible problems might be.
>
> Am Sonntag 18 Dezember 2005 17:19 schrieb Raphael Hertzog:
> >
> > FWIW, I have an alioth project ready to be used :
> > http://alioth.debian.org/projects/collab-maint/
>
> So this could already be used?
> If so, how could I upload the package/what would I need to do?

I feel that there is a need of a third buildd network that has no
connection with the experimental/unstable/testing/stable distros and
respects the following:
 - uploading packages for build in this network requires a
lower/shorter trust path (alioth like, imho, would suffice)
 - is unofficial (produced binaries are not published on official
mirrors such as ftp.ro.debian.org)
 - uses unstable sources and binaries for satisfacting dependencies
 - built packages are published in isolated spaces (package/collection
based - e.g.: a GNOME cvs packages' compilation) - this allows not to
have a poluted apt source for all the external buildd users nad does
not polute Debian official packages space
 - all building s done in chroots, of course (pbuilder and/or other
specific methods)
 - generates lintian, linda, piuparts reports accessible via web/mail reports
 - build machines are NOT less secure as the ones in the experimental
buildd (machine owners must be trusted)
 - all arches should be (preffereably) present in the buildd network;
extra ones are a plus (e.g.: armeb)

Subversion/BazaarNG/Monotone publishing is a plus (HCT like ;-)

After the debian contributor (DC) is confident in his package he can
ask for sponsorship and the package is published in Debian as
official.


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Regards,
EddyP
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