[ubuntu-studio-devel] continued as per request, from IRC

[Kaj Ailomaa]

On Thu, Aug 20, 2015, at 09:51 PM, Mike Holstein wrote:
> 15:48 < zequence> holstein: I really urge you to put your thoughts down
> and
> write an email instead
> 15:48 < holstein> well, its fashionable to not like ubuntu..  and, thats
> something larger than ubuntustudio.. but, when folks go to #ardour, for
>                   example, and the major piece of advice is "whatever you
> do, dont use ubuntustudio", i would like to think about why
> 15:48 < zequence> to the mail list, that is
> 15:49 < holstein> zequence: ? do you not understand that it would take
> weeks to have this kind of back and forth?
> 15:49 < zequence> There are a lot of things that you are missing about
> how
> things really are, and why they are as they are
> 15:49 < zequence> It would be good for you to get those things
> straightened
> out
> 15:49 < holstein> zequence: sure
> 
> 
> ok.. so, what do i need straightened out?
> 

I actually asked you to put your thoughts down, and that wasn't it.

But, to straighten out a few things for you anyway.

= Getting New Applications Into Ubuntu =

Anyone can do it. And by anyone, I mean anyone.
But, it is preferable to first get the package into Debian repositories,
since it will be automatically synced into Ubuntu from there.

Here's info on how to get a new package into Debian: 
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq#How_do_I_add_a_new_package_to_the_archive.3F

If you still want to upload it directly to Ubuntu, here's the procedure:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/NewPackages

So, to answer your question why some packages aren't making it into
Ubuntu - no one seems interested enough to package them, or there is a
problem with the package following Debian or Ubuntu policies. I really
don't know which.

= Who can make changes to Ubuntu packages =

Anyone can make changes to Ubuntu packages. And by anyone, I mean
anyone.

Unless it is a bugfix, you do the change in Debian instead of Ubuntu,
since it will be automatically synced into Ubuntu.

If you don't have upload rights, then you'll need a sponsor. In Debian
there are several packaging teams, and the team as a whole is
responsible for a set of packages. The Debian Multimedia team is
responsible for packaging a lot of the stuff that we distribute.

So, to make changes, you either become a Debian Multimedia team member
and get access to the sources directly, or you get someone there to
sponsor your changes. As long as you are improving stuff and not
breaking them, as well as following Debian Policy, your changes will be
accepted.

= Who can upload Ubuntu Studio packages specifically? =

Anyone with full upload rights. This means anyone with upload rights can
upload a new version of our packages at any time. Usually, that person
will want to make sure it is a change that the Ubuntu Studio team wants,
but there is no guarantee for that. Anyone could ask for a change to be
uploaded and if the uploader agrees, the change is in.

I have upload rights only to our own packages, but this means I can
upload changes at any time to the development release. After feature
freeze, an archive admin will need to accept the upload before it gets
through.

-- any more questions?