On 15:39 Sat 24 Dec , Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:18:46 +0100 > Xavier Oswald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Debian Edu Developpers can maintain both Debian and Debian-Edu > > applications. > > Please clarify: What packages (besides SUN Java and Opera for obvious > reasons) are Debian-Edu without being Debian?
The best way is to have all packages in Debian, but as I know we have packages in skolelinux that aren't now in Debian. So we have Debian and "Debian-Edu" maintainer. In the future, I hope every package will be in Debian :) > > I think if a software will be used mainly with skolelinux the field > > should be something like Debian-Edu team as italc : > > Maintainer: Debian Edu Developers <debian-edu@lists.debian.org> > > What makes sense to me is that the developers growing an expertise in > "slicing" Debian into the sub-parts distributed as Skolelinux focus on > the knowledge specific to that slicing. > > I don't think it makes sense to bother *all* those same folks with C++ > transitions, Python policy changes, different version control systems, > and and..., just because the software has an educational use. > > Those interested in both infrastructural development of a CDD and > specific packaging of an educational piece of software can simply join > both teams - but when mixing then you make it more complex to join and > help out. Hmm, you are right, it's more complex to help but for big packages, we need to have more than 1 or 2 person to help, package, upgrade... > > But if it is a software which will be used both in Debian and > > Debian-edu and moreover if it's a small package, only one person > > should be in this field. > > There's nothing wrong in teams with only a sinlge person. The > difference between single-person teams and personal maintainance is the > difficulty for person number two to join later on. that's true. I know that some DD are working on to facilitate to maintain packages with more than 1 person and moreover they are working for enable non-DD to have a branch and could maintain software because some people have asked to maintain packages and they don't want to become DD. That's a real problem. Now the best and so the easier way is to have a single-person to maintain a package. Friendly, -- Xavier Oswald -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]