Join the Debian Multimedia Team!

[Khashayar Naderehvandi]

On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Grammostola Rosea
<rosea.grammostola at gmail.com> wrote:
> Grammostola Rosea wrote:
>> Khashayar Naderehvandi wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Grammostola Rosea
>>> <rosea.grammostola at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Grammostola Rosea wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Cory K. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I really hope this come to something. Since I started Studio I've had
>>>>>> like 3 people that worked out packaging-wise. It would be great to add
>>>>>> another person or 2. Unfortunately, getting people to work between
>>>>>> Debian/Ubuntu is a commitment most people just don't wanna bother with.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are you on the Debian multimedia team currently?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, let's hope so.
>>>>> I'm not official in the Debian Multimedia Team, but I started with it
>>>>> today actually. I'm trying to build klick (metronome) and maybe will
>>>>> take a look at rakarrack.
>>>>>
>>>>> The great thing about building for the Debian Multimedia Team is that
>>>>> you work in a team, so you get easily assistance and help. Also, like
>>>>> I said, you don't have to become a full Debian developer, you just can
>>>>> stay a package maintainer, which gives a lot opportunities for
>>>>> building multimedia packages.
>>>>>
>>>>> Come on people
>>>>> *
>>>>> One Debian/Ubuntu-multimedia-user, One package!
>>>>>
>>>>> *All the best.
>>>>>
>>>>> \r
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> @ Cory and others,
>>>>
>>>> Do you know multimedia packages which are in Debian and not in Ubuntu or
>>>> vice versa?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I would definitely want to package for debian, and then have packages
>>> synced to ubuntu automatically. I'm currently packaging pencil for
>>> ubuntu, and will probably try to repackage it for debian further down
>>> the road.
>>> My problem with debian packaging currently, is that I'm not at all
>>> familiar with the tools and so on. I simply don't feel at home.
>>>
>>> With Ubuntu I have two invaluable tools: prevu and the PPA. Prevu
>>> (which is a wrapper of sorts around pbuilder), because it's the first
>>> thing I came over, and it's so simple to use that I haven't bothered
>>> learning pbuilder. Also, launchpad is neat, I can't get used to the
>>> email based BTS of debian's.
>>>
>>> However, I have my mind set on learning and getting used to the debian
>>> way of things. As soon as I find the time.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> You're right if you say that building your first package for Debian will
>> cost you more time and effort.
>> But when you build the packages 'The Debian way' you got quality
>> packages for sure! It also improves you Debian skills and so also your
>> Ubuntu skills!
>>
>> Packaging with the easy tools and for PPA has some disadvantages. For
>> example with PPA, the packages are not well tested on the different
>> Ubuntu editions...
>>
>> I think to start with email could be neat, but after you're used to it,
>> you don't want different I think ;)
>>
>> Btw I discovered you got some nice help from the Debian Multimedia Team
>> and also from Debian mentors with building your (first) packages!!
>>
>> http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/welcome
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-mentors@lists.debian.org/info.html
>>
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> \r
>>
>> ps. nice pbuilder howto: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PbuilderHowto
>>
>>
>>
> O and make sure you read this one: http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/
>
> This seems to be a bit difficult compared to the Ubuntu documentation.
> But if you take your time and take out the main parts, you can start to
> build your package and ask the Debian Multimedia Team (there is a newbie
> discussion right now there) or the Debian mentors mailinglist for
> assistance. I think there are also a lot of people who uses Ubuntu too.
>
> \r
>
Thanks for all the links.
I'll get busy with all this as soon as I find the time :-)

K.