Hi Agathe, On 03/09/2026 4:56 pm, Agathe Porte wrote: > Hello, > > 2026-09-02 16:44 CEST, Yunseong Kim: >> Package: wnpp >> Severity: wishlist >> Owner: Yunseong Kim <[email protected]> >> X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected] >> >> * Package name : firecracker >> Version : 1.17.0~dev >> Upstream Contact: Amazon Firecracker team <[email protected]> >> * URL : https://firecracker-microvm.github.io/ >> * License : Apache-2.0 and BSD-3-Clause >> Programming Lang: Rust >> Description : secure and fast microVMs for serverless computing >> >> Firecracker is an open source virtualization technology that enables the >> creation and management of secure, multi-tenant containers and serverless >> services by running lightweight virtual machines (microVMs) on top of KVM. >> >> It provides a minimal device model, fast startup times, low memory overhead, >> and jailer isolation for untrusted workloads. >> >> This package includes: >> - firecracker: minimal KVM-based virtual machine monitor >> - jailer: chroot, namespace, and cgroup containment wrapper >> - seccompiler: multi-threaded seccomp BPF filter compiler >> - snapshot-editor: VM state and memory snapshot inspection/editing tool >> - rebase-snap: snapshot memory diff rebasing utility >> - cpu-template-helper: CPU template and fingerprint management utility >> . >> The package will be maintained under Salsa at: >> >> https://salsa.debian.org/ysk/firecracker >> >> I need a sponsor for Debian Rust Team to package this project. >> > > I am interested in having firecracker in Debian and am a member of > the Debian Rust team. I would advise to move the repository to > rust-team/firecracker after you perform the initial packaging work so > that the project is moved in the Rust team to allow for easier > package transitions.
I have been working on the initial packaging, and I would be happy to move the repository to rust-team/firecracker once it is ready. > Does that seems sensible to you to have this package live under the > umbrella of the Debian Rust team? Yes, that sounds very sensible to me. Having the package maintained under the Debian Rust team should make collaboration and future package transitions easier. > Thanks, > > Agathe. Thank you for your interest and guidance! Best regards, Yunseong
