[Bug 1809120] Re: DesktopFolder sponsorship for 19.04 Disco

[Jeremy Bicha]

fossfreedom, feel free to specifically ask in #debian-ftp on OFTC for
this package to be reviewed since you need this feature for Debian
Buster.

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Title:
  DesktopFolder sponsorship for 19.04 Disco

Status in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
    Dear Ubuntu Sponsors,

    I am looking for a sponsor for my package "desktopfolder"

   * Package name    : desktopfolder
     Version         : 1.0.10-0ubuntu1
     Upstream Author : José Amuedo Salmerón joseamuedo at gmail.com
   * URL             : https://github.com/spheras/desktopfolder
   * License         : GPL-3+
     Section         : x11

    It builds those binary packages:

      desktopfolder - Organize your desktop with panels, notes and
  photos

    To access further information about this package, please visit the
  following URL:

    https://launchpad.net/~desktopfolder-dev/+archive/ubuntu/package-
  sponsorship/+sourcepub/9668449/+listing-archive-extra

    More information about desktopfolder can be obtained from
  https://github.com/spheras/desktopfolder/blob/master/README.md

  Notes:
  I am the project lead of Ubuntu Budgie.  I
  already maintain many packages via my current Debian & Ubuntu
  Maintainers rights.

  The reason for the request for this package sponsorship is due to the
  current Nautilus version in Disco proposed.

  As part of Ubuntu Budgie support for 19.04 Disco version of Nautilus,
  the project is intending to use an existing project called
  DesktopFolder to provide the desktop-icons capability that its users
  expect.

  Note: This is a backstop request - I am pursuing sponsorship via
  Debian; it has been sponsored but is awaiting Archive Admin
  authorisation (New Queue).

  Given the upcoming transition, soft freeze etc dates for Debian Buster
  and the rather lengthy New queue, I am requesting this also for Ubuntu
  just in-case DesktopFolder is not processed before the new package
  freezes occurs.

  I will obviously withdraw this request if auth by Debian AA is given.

  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=913363

  We recognise that many budgie-desktop users expect a more traditional
  desktop experience that includes the ability to place various files
  and folders onto the desktop.  Budgie-Desktop had integrated with
  Nautilus to provide that ability in the past.

  But due to Nautilus 3.30 now in Disco proposed, nautilus has removed the
  desktop icons & folders support, Ubuntu Budgie users would need to use
  strange workarounds such as running two File Managers - Nautilus and
  Nemo where Nemo provides the desktop icons support.

  This request provides an excellent alternative - a low memory usage
  dedicated application that provides desktop icons & folders.

  The application has been part of the ElementaryOS appcenter and
  Elementary Pantheon.  I have been working with the maintainer to make
  this application compatible with budgie-desktop.

  As a project team Ubuntu Budgie have a direct interest in helping
  support this application.  We now help the desktopfolder project to
  provide translations for the project and we will be working with the
  maintainer to provide additional capabilities in the future.

  In terms of packaging I have worked with the maintainer to ensure
  lintian issues such as code typos, mismatched copyright statements and
  missing copyright statements on source files.  The maintainer has also
  agreed to sign his tarballs which the package makes use of to provide
  trust.

  I have run check-all-the-things and helped resolve source matters in
  consultation with the maintainer.

  I have run lintian -i -I --pedantic on the built source.  One
  Information lintian remains - missing autopkgtest.  I dont consider it
  necessary for such a test to be defined.

  I have built the debian/copyright via "cme update dpkg-copyright" and
  manually checked that it has built the copyright file correctly.

  The debian package contains one specific patch to revert two
  ElementaryOS AppCenter specifics that doesn't make sense in the
  context of Ubuntu budgie-desktop.  This is explained in the dep3
  header for the patch.  I have discussed this patch with the maintainer
  and he is content with the approach.

    Changes since the last upload:

    * Initial Release (LP: #1809120)

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