Sven Hoexter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The reason why people keep searching for packages from other sources > are the stable releases where only security and other serious fixes will > be integrated. > Part of the solution is backports.org which is run by DDs with a buildd > network for all major architectures. The problem there is that I'm not a > DD (yet) and Per is not interested in backports and my former sponsor for > backports.org decided to no longer sponsor backports.org uploads. > The workaround are the fine packages provided by Emilio.
Where are those fine packages? I am a bit lost among various linux packages we provide... > Ubuntu is another beast. I don't really understand how and when they > fetch packages from Debian and upload to the universe repository. I've > the feeling that there is nobody in charge to care for the package uploads > and bug reports. For some releases they even provide backports and for some > others not. I think we had at least two different people on the list who > did LyX uploads to Ubuntu. It would be nice with our new site to have a proper download area and packages from identified sources. Would it help to carry with LyX the files needed to build a debian package, so that people can do it themselves? JMarc
