On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 1:56 AM, Jobst Schmalenbach <jo...@barrett.com.au>wrote:
> Further how about sending some email to the major distro providers, > explaining what the new Amanda can do (compared to the old). I am not sure > how they go about (and alert them) producing RPMS/DEPS/packages or whether a > program provider delivers packages that are then put into a distro, no idea. > I am not sure whether the program maintainer provides the RPMS/DEP/etc, > anyone knows???? > In general, Linux distros build their own packages. We (Zmanda) provide RPMs, Debs, Mac packages, etc. for the latest versions of Amanda. However these are usually not built the way the distro prefers. Instead, we build them all with similar configuration (directories, usernames, etc.). > I have contributed the odd stuff, but maybe its time I do some big ... and > I just re-wrote "amtoc" and created an "amtoc appender to current tape", > havent put that up yet (and again dont know how to). > That would be great! Any of the following ways to contribute would be great: * Email a patch to amanda-hackers, or to Jean-Louis or me directly if you prefer * Fork Amanda on github and send a pull request with your changes * Edit/extend the wiki. I'm also happy to answer any questions about the code. Dustin -- Open Source Storage Engineer http://www.zmanda.com
