Re: Can Debian packaging changes require a CLA?

2020-02-17 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 09:45:32AM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote: > * Wouter Verhelst: > > > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 06:38:00PM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote: > >> It would also make the package unmaintainable if the original packer > >> loses interest, so the package would not be suitable for

Re: Can Debian packaging changes require a CLA?

2020-02-17 Thread Florian Weimer
* Wouter Verhelst: > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 06:38:00PM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote: >> It would also make the package unmaintainable if the original packer >> loses interest, so the package would not be suitable for inclusion in >> a stable release. > > Eh, it doesn't? > > A CLA is "you're

Re: Can Debian packaging changes require a CLA?

2020-02-17 Thread Wouter Verhelst
On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 06:38:00PM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote: > It would also make the package unmaintainable if the original packer > loses interest, so the package would not be suitable for inclusion in > a stable release. Eh, it doesn't? A CLA is "you're allowed to change this, but if you

Re: Can Debian packaging changes require a CLA?

2020-02-15 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Fri, 2020-02-14 at 15:46 +, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: > Can a Debian Package Maintainer require CLA for accepting packaging > changes and distro patches to be uploaded into Debian itself? > > (case in point, debian maintainer & upstream wear the same hat, and > maintain upstream code &

Re: Can Debian packaging changes require a CLA?

2020-02-14 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
On 2/14/20 4:46 PM, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: > Can a Debian Package Maintainer require CLA for accepting packaging > changes and distro patches to be uploaded into Debian itself? you can always fork the current packaging and upload/NMU it. Send patches to the BTS or open an issue in github,

Re: Can Debian packaging changes require a CLA?

2020-02-14 Thread Sam Hartman
In this instance, I'd submit a patch to the bts and see what happens. --Sam

Re: Can Debian packaging changes require a CLA?

2020-02-14 Thread Florian Weimer
* Andrey Rahmatullin: > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 06:38:00PM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote: >> It would also make the package unmaintainable if the >> original packer loses interest, so the package would not be suitable >> for inclusion in a stable release. > Can you explain why do you think so? >

Re: Can Debian packaging changes require a CLA?

2020-02-14 Thread Andrey Rahmatullin
On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 06:38:00PM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote: > It would also make the package unmaintainable if the > original packer loses interest, so the package would not be suitable > for inclusion in a stable release. Can you explain why do you think so? If a new maintainer wants to use a

Re: Can Debian packaging changes require a CLA?

2020-02-14 Thread Florian Weimer
* Scott Kitterman: > On February 14, 2020 3:46:18 PM UTC, Dimitri John Ledkov > wrote: >>Can a Debian Package Maintainer require CLA for accepting packaging >>changes and distro patches to be uploaded into Debian itself? >> >>(case in point, debian maintainer & upstream wear the same hat, and

Re: Can Debian packaging changes require a CLA?

2020-02-14 Thread Scott Kitterman
On February 14, 2020 3:46:18 PM UTC, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: >Can a Debian Package Maintainer require CLA for accepting packaging >changes and distro patches to be uploaded into Debian itself? > >(case in point, debian maintainer & upstream wear the same hat, and >maintain upstream code &

Re: Can Debian packaging changes require a CLA?

2020-02-14 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 03:46:18PM +, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: > Can a Debian Package Maintainer require CLA for accepting packaging > changes and distro patches to be uploaded into Debian itself? > > (case in point, debian maintainer & upstream wear the same hat, and > maintain upstream

Can Debian packaging changes require a CLA?

2020-02-14 Thread Dimitri John Ledkov
Can a Debian Package Maintainer require CLA for accepting packaging changes and distro patches to be uploaded into Debian itself? (case in point, debian maintainer & upstream wear the same hat, and maintain upstream code & packaging on github.com, under a company org with a CLA bot, rejecting