I gave a talk[0] at Debconf10 about my experiences switching from being a Debian developer to being an upstream developer.
As part of that talk I suggested two things: * a guide or checklist for upstreams so they know how do things so their software is easier for distributions to package * a contact point within Debian for upstreams to use For the first thing, I have started a wiki page[1], and seeded it with points from my talk. I hereby declare it to be the ultimate truth, absolutely correct, and forever final. (That should be challenge enough to get people to update it with new ideas, and fixes.) For the second thing, I propose an "upstream front desk" of some sort. Stefano, in his role as the DPL, agreed that it would be good. The UFD would be the point of first contact for new upstreams, and would guide them to the right people in Debian to help them with the packaging of the upstream software. They could also help upstreams later, if there are problems in their relationship with Debian, e.g., the volunteer Debian package maintainer goes missing. I am not sure what the best way to implement the UFD would be. Perhaps a mailing list (debian-upstream?) with a few volunteers would be a good start? If this gets created, I'll join. Anyone else like to help with that? [0] http://liw.fi/swimming-upstream/ [1] http://wiki.debian.org/UpstreamGuide -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1281489432.2264.10.ca...@havelock