On Fri, 15 Jun 2018, Boyuan Yang wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Adam Borowski <kilob...@angband.pl> > > To: 901584-d...@bugs.debian.org > > Cc: > > Bcc: > > Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 15:37:07 +0200 > > Subject: Re: Bug#901584: RFS: flameshot/0.5.1+git20180601-1~bpo9+1 > > On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 11:04:31AM +0800, Boyuan Yang wrote: > > > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "flameshot" into > > > stretch-backports. > > > > > > * Package name : flameshot > > > Version : 0.5.1+git20180601-1~bpo9+1 > > > > It's an update, so it doesn't need to go through NEW, and you got DM rights. > > So you should be able to upload it yourself... > > I've done it this time, though. > > According to https://backports.debian.org/Contribute/ : > > "All Debian Developers (DD) can get their uid into the backports ACL. > If you want to get include please open a ticket in the debian request > tracker - please use the backports queue for the ticket." > > [...] > > "Debian Maintainers (DM) can also get their uid into the backports > ACL. Please follow the instructions for Debian Developers." > > "The Debian Maintainer needs to have upload rights for the specific > package they want to upload to backports (the same right they need for > uploading that package to unstable), otherwise the upload will not > succeed." > > That essentially means that a DM can only directly upload onto > Debian's backports repositories if: > > 1. That Debian Maintainer is granted DM upload right for the package; > > 2. and that Debian Maintainer asks another Debian Developer to open an > RT ticket to get the uid into the backports ACL and wait till the > ticket is finished. Note that non-DDs have no access to RT system thus > a sponsorship of RT ticket from other DDs is needed.
3. and another DD uploads the package to backports-new (DMs can't upload to new). (and as stated otherwise you can open tickets by mail). Alex