* Andreas Tille <andr...@an3as.eu> [2019-03-20 17:18]: > On Wed, 20 Mar 2019 Martin Michlmayr wrote: > > At the very least, we should find out why people don't use standard > > tooling like debhelper, improve these tools and nudge people towards > > them. > > How would you approach this nudging?
(I haven't looked at rsync and this is a general reply.) First, find out *why* it's non-standard. Mabye there are good technical reasons. If so, solutions can be found (e.g. improvements to debhelper). Maybe it's a case of "it works" and the developer doesn't want to spend the time to change? If so, you could provide a patch. Maybe there is unfamiliarity or doubts about debhelper? In thast case, some explanations or illustrations might help. etc > > We should definitely recommend it. The question is whether we should > > go further than that. > > Where should we recommend it? What do you think about a "Debian > Development Policy" (the more I think about that term which I used > in my last mail the more I like it)? I think was thinking the Debian Developer's Reference would be the appropriate place. I also like the term "Debian Development Policy" fwiw. -- Martin Michlmayr https://www.cyrius.com/
