Bug#862462: RFS: 9wm/1.4.0-1

[Ali Mezgani]

Hello,


I don't like the nomenclature of the package.

Regards,


2017-05-13 2:29 GMT+02:00 Jacob Adams :

> Package: sponsorship-requests
> Severity: normal
>
>   Dear mentors,
>
>   I am looking for a sponsor for my package "9wm"
>
>  * Package name: 9wm
>Version : 1.4.0-1
>Upstream Author : Jacob Adams 
>  * URL : https://github.com/9wm/9wm
>  * License : Expat
>Section : x11
>
>   It builds those binary packages:
>
> 9wm   - X11 window manager inspired by Plan 9's rio
>
>   To access further information about this package, please visit the
> following URL:
>
>   https://mentors.debian.net/package/9wm
>
>
>   Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command:
>
> dget -x https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/9/9wm/9wm_1.
> 4.0-1.dsc
>
> Changes since the last upload:
>
> 9wm (1.4.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
>
>   * New upstream release
>   * Fix bug in border color handling (Closes: #862068)
>
>  -- Jacob Adams   Fri, 12 May 2017 18:53:39 -0400
>
>


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Bug#862462: RFS: 9wm/1.4.0-1

[Ali Mezgani]

Hello,


I don't like the nomenclature chosen by the person whom select software
that will be insert into Debian repository. This is a note since I 'm in
the Debian mentors file.
If a package has a bad name, please ask first the upstream to change it
because we are in obligation to follow the nomenclature's politic of Debian

Re: How can i make my innovative software a part of debian project ?

[Ali Mezgani]

Hello,

I suggest maintaining your package. I've free time and wide involved in
Open source software.

Regards,

2018-03-21 13:43 GMT+01:00 Andrey Rahmatullin :

> The most important question is whether you want to maintain the software
> yourself or expect someone else to do that.
> As a software author please also read https://wiki.debian.org/
> UpstreamGuide
>
> --
> WBR, wRAR
>

Re: Configure your PC to contribute to Debian community

[Ali Mezgani]

Contributing is a good thing for people whom wish to be a part of the.
debian.org the name, the domain name.

Personally my wishes were to be part of the Debian holder, advocate,
sponsors and security members.

Vipul try to work on aescrypt tool and ask Evengi the developer to
integrate it in the ftp master, it's your first exercise.

BSD, GPL licenses are welcome into the file.

You could focus on these keys words :
IETF, GNU, Debian, Kernel.

Whenever you become part of Debian team, do your best to hold packages from
FreeBSD the Berkley os.


Regards,


Ali MEZGANI
nativelabs.ma




Le jeu. 9 mai 2019 à 00:33, Paul Wise  a écrit :

> On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 11:28 PM Vipul wrote:
>
> > PS: I've already asked this question debian-users mailing list but seems
> like this place is more appropriate to ask these type of questions.
>
> Check out the guide for getting packages into Debian:
>
> https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers
>
> > I've been using Debian from couples of years but haven't contributed yet
> back to community.
>
> There are a number of different ways to contribute to Debian:
>
> https://www.debian.org/intro/help
>
> > I want to contribute to Debian by maintaining packages and fixing bugs.
>
> The best way to contribute is to work on packages that you use and the
> best way to find opportunities for that is to install and run the
> how-can-i-help package:
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/how-can-i-help
>
> > Is there a way to get isolation for work & contribution purpose to keep
> yourself organized?
>
> If you do not have a spare computer, the best option would be a
> virtual machine, since you can then test newer versions of the whole
> system. Some options for this include gnome-boxes or virt-manager.
>
> > I want to hear from contributors & maintainers Which method they are
> using or prefer to get isolation?
>
> Personally I'm using Debian testing and do package building in
> pbuilder chroots of unstable.
>
> --
> bye,
> pabs
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
>
>

Fwd: Public domain license question

[Ali Mezgani]

FYI

-- Forwarded message -
From: Ali Mezgani 
Date: Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 18:16
Subject: Re: Public domain license question
To: Thiago Andrade 


Hello,

The correct process is asking the author or the upstream  to set a license.
After that you should repacked the software for any help on that take a
quick look at:

https://link.medium.com/sxhJRwWKf8


Regards,



On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 17:38 Thiago Andrade  wrote:

> Hi François,
> In my point of view, if the last contributors didn't mentioned anything
> about license they are in according of the public domain. And the
> additional question i think you don't need to asking to the the authors of
> debian/* license packing because its in Public Domain.
>
>
> Em dom, 19 de jul de 2020 12:31, François Mazen 
> escreveu:
>
>> Dear Mentors,
>>
>> I'm trying to reintroduce the photoprint package [1], and I'm rewriting
>> the debian/copyright file to comply with dep5.
>>
>> The initial license for the files in debian/* folder is "public
>> domain". Then many other contributors made changes to the debian folder
>> files, but the copyright file was not updated [2]. So I don't know the
>> license of these new contributions. Are they in "public domain" by
>> default? or the package license (GPL-2+)?
>>
>> Additional question: for "public domain" files, is it possible to
>> change license to GPL-2+ without explicitly asking the authors?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> François
>>
>> [1]: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/photoprint
>> [2]:
>>
>> https://salsa.debian.org/mzf/photoprint/-/blob/e78dd4b4ee5111ae002b6514cd72fb4f7b9c9e91/debian/copyright
>>
>>

Re: package one package from a git repo with multiple packages

[Ali Mezgani]

Hello,

What is the issue, if you need a new contributor I should do. What are
blocking phases?

Regards,

On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 17:24 Nicholas D Steeves  wrote:

> Hi Rosea,
>
> Sorry for the long delay in replying.  I lost the thread and it took me
> this long to think "say, I wonder what happened with that new
> contributor who wants to work on NON?"
>
> "rosea.grammostola"  writes:
>
> > Nicholas and others,
> >
> > Ha, I didn't solve anything man. I'm probably the most unclassified
> > person for the job. But hey, if no one wants to do it, you've to do it
> > yourself isn't it? Which I can't so that's why I'm asking these 'stupid'
> > newbie questions on this list. Sure there are all kind of obstacles, but
> > I can't accept that these can't be tackled.
> >
>
> For the record I didn't think any of your questions were stupid.  I also
> commend your attitude :-)
>
> By the way, have you made any progress with this package?
>
> > Arch Linux, Fedora, Kxstudio etc etc has the NON packages, but Debian
> > not... yeah! :)
> >
>
> Agreed, we really ought to, especially since we're one of the only
> distributions that still support i386, where a lightweight DAW like NON
> might be the only one that performs adequately.  Of course, it will also
> be really useful for low-powered ARM devices after i386 is retired.
>
> > Ok back to business. Because no one else was taking up this package, I
> > came up with this plan, which might make it possible for me (with the
> > help of others) to get NSM packaged for Debian.
> >
> > 1) package only Non-Session-Manager (NSM) first
> >
> > 2) package it without dependency on NTK, but on FLTK only
> >
> > 3) See if you can get Non-Daw with NTK later in Debian.
> >
> > All this is only possible if I can get people help me. So I decided to
> > just write a e-mail to debian-mentor and see what happens.
> >
>
> Please ask questions, or ask for comments on your plan of action (put
> "RFC" in front of the subject heading to notify people of this).  The
> approach "if I can get people to help me" isn't likely to go anywhere,
> because it's almost always faster to do the work oneself then to review
> someone else's work, and it takes even more time to come up with a plan
> from scratch and explain "this is what I'd do, in this order, and this
> is why (for each step)".
>
> Please ask questions, especially if you're stumped :-) If this a case of
> not knowing where to start, that wouldn't be a stupid question either!
> Because everyone has to start somewhere...
>
>
> Cheers,
> Nicholas
>
> P.S. Please reply "inline" aka: "interleaved"
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
>
> P.P.S. I CCed you because it's been so long since the last post to this
> thread.
>

Bug#967076: RFS: sslscan/2.0.0-1 [ITA] -- Fast SSL scanner

[Ali Mezgani]

Hello,

The package figure in the repository of Kali distribution.
I don’t think that Debian security need it.


Regards,

On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 21:45 Alejo Marín  wrote:

> Package: sponsorship-requests
> Severity: normal
>
> Dear mentors,
>
> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "sslscan":
>
>  * Package name: sslscan
>Version : 2.0.0-1
>Upstream Author : rbsec 
>  * URL : https://github.com/rbsec/sslscan
>  * License : GPL-3.0+ with OpenSSL exception
>  * Vcs : [fill in URL of packaging vcs]
>Section : utils
>
> It builds those binary packages:
>
>   sslscan - Fast SSL scanner
>
> To access further information about this package, please visit the following 
> URL:
>
>   https://mentors.debian.net/package/sslscan/
>
> Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command:
>
>   dget -x 
> https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/s/sslscan/sslscan_2.0.0-1.dsc
>
> Changes since the last upload:
>
>  sslscan (2.0.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
>  .
>* New upstream release.
>* New maintainer. (Closes: #952385)
>* Update debian/watch.
>* Remove debian/compat.
>* debian/rules
>  + Remove override_dh_auto_install.
>  + add override_dh_auto_build.
>  + Remove innecesary "--parallel" from "dh $@".
>* debian/control
>  + Update Standard-Version to 4.5.0.
>  + Set myself as Maintainer.
>  + debhelper bump level to 13.
>  + Update priority to optional.
>  + Mark Rules-Requires-Root: no as we don't need root for building.
>* debian/copyright
>  + Update my email address.
>  + Extend debian copyright holder years.
>  + Update Upstream-Contact.
>  + Update License to GPL-3.0+.
>  + Update description license.
>* debian/upstream/metadata
>  + Add Bug-Database and Bug-Submit fields.
>* debian/patches
>  + Add 01_spelling_sslscanc.diff patch.
>
> Regards,
> --*Jhon Alejandro Marín Rodríguez - *jamarin90
>
>
>

Bug#998850: RFS: hipercontracer/1.6.3-1

[Ali Mezgani]

Interesting package Thomas, may I assist you in packaging.
Right now I’m trying to compile hipercontracer into MacOS 12.0 the last version.


Kind regards,


--
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ali.mezg...@icloud.com
https://www.nativelabs.ma/
+212 6 79 11 95 30
 

> On 08/11/2021, at 20:27, Thomas Dreibholz  
> wrote:
> 
> Package: sponsorship-requests
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear mentors,
> 
> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "hipercontracer 
> ":
> 
> Package name: hipercontracer
> Version: 1.6.3-1
> Upstream Author: Thomas Dreibholz  >
> URL: https://www.uni-due.de/~be0001/hipercontracer 
> 
> License: GPL-3+
> Section: net
> High-Performance Connectivity Tracer (HiPerConTracer) is a ping/traceroute 
> service. It performs regular ping and traceroute runs among sites and can 
> export the results into an SQL or Non-SQL database.
> 
> "hipercontracer " builds these 
> binary packages:
> 
> hipercontracer - Command-line programs for HiPerConTracer
> hipercontracer-trigger - Triggered HiPerConTracer service
> libhipercontracer1 - API library of HiPerConTracer
> libhipercontracer-dev - Development files for HiPerConTracer API library
> To access further information about this package, please visit the following 
> URL:
> https://mentors.debian.net/package/hipercontracer 
> .
> 
> Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command:
> 
> dget -x 
> https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/h/hipercontracer/hipercontracer_1.6.3-1.dsc
>  
> 
> More information about "hipercontracer 
> " can be obtained from 
> https://www.uni-due.de/~be0001/hipercontracer 
> .
> 
> Most recent changelog entry:
> 
> hipercontracer (1.6.3-1) unstable; urgency=medium
> 
> Closes: #997090 (ITP).
> -- Thomas Dreibholz > Mon, 08 Nov 2021 
> 20:11:16 +0100
> 
> -- 
> Best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Med vennlig hilsen
> 
> ===
>  Thomas Dreibholz
> 
>  SimulaMet -- Simula Metropolitan Centre for Digital Engineering
>  Centre for Resilient Networks and Applications
>  Pilestredet 52
>  0167 Oslo, Norway
> ---
>  E-Mail: dre...@simula.no 
>  Homepage:   http://simula.no/people/dreibh 
> ===

Bug#998850: RFS: hipercontracer/1.6.3-1

[Ali Mezgani]

Hello,


I saw that in the upstream webpage. FreeBSD port is there, I’m not FreeBSD 
developer anymore.
I switched to MacOS. I think that there is not a big difference between FreeBSD 
and Darwin.

Whenever I success the build of the package I’ll inform you Thomas.

Thank you in advance.

Kind regards,
--
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ali.mezg...@nativelabs.ma <mailto:ali.mezg...@nativelabs.ma>
https://www.nativelabs.ma/
+212 6 79 11 95 30
 

> On 08/11/2021, at 23:02, Thomas Dreibholz  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Den 08.11.2021 21:18, skrev Ali Mezgani:
>> Interesting package Thomas, may I assist you in packaging.
> Great!
>> Right now I’m trying to compile hipercontracer into MacOS 12.0 the
>> last version.
> HiPerConTracer has not been tested with MacOS, yet. However, it has been
> tested under FreeBSD, and it is part of the FreeBSD ports collection as
> well. Probably, it should not be difficult to adapt it to MacOS as well.
> 
> -- 
> Best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Med vennlig hilsen
> 
> ===
> Thomas Dreibholz
> 
> SimulaMet -- Simula Metropolitan Centre for Digital Engineering
> Centre for Resilient Networks and Applications
> Pilestredet 52
> 0167 Oslo, Norway
> ---
> E-Mail: dre...@simula.no
> Homepage:   http://simula.no/people/dreibh
> ===
> 
> 

Re: Regarding how to join open source

[Ali Mezgani]

Anish,


Open source is a great initiative ans philosophy that universities must adopt.
However if you try in your free time to build a community : a community of 
students over a simple network you should learn more about
How humain and brain humain’s can drive.

Know that I’m part of IETF, Linux Kernel, Debian, FreeBSD and GNU.

I consider also many scientist as like as : Stallman, Larry Wall, Guido Von 
Rossum, All mathematicians and creators of networks and languages …

When you pray alone and work alone is also a great if you do so God creator 
will help.


Sincerely,

> On 03/03/2022, at 16:14, Albert van der Horst  wrote:
> 
> 
>> Op 26-02-2022 19:58 schreef Anish Kumbhar :
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Sir/Madam,
>> I am Anish Devendra Kumbhar, 1 st Year B.Tech student in CSE.
>> I know C,html,C++, and am learning web development and python. 
>> I am really curious to know about open source and its contribution process.
>> This will be my first experience with an open source project and its 
>> community, so please guide me about how to proceed further.
> 
> You are lucky in that you have no project that you present to the world. If 
> you have 50 years of experience, and you present a wonderful project to 
> Debian, chances are that they may not appreciate you, for lack of 
> understanding.
> 
> The best way is looking into abandoned packages, so called orphans. Chances 
> are that you find something that is really a loss and a shame, that it is no 
> longer maintained, is at risk of being deleted from the distribution. You 
> then are naturally motivated and if your credentials are in order, you will 
> be accepted as a co-maintainer.
> Of course it make no sense to start work on a project outside your skill set.
> Then you will build trust and have a good relation with the Debian community. 
> If you are experienced and written valuable software you then have a chance 
> of having it accepted.
> 
> Similar advice is to be found in the extensive Debian documentation, but I 
> will not blame if you have not found it.
> 
> Groetjes Albert
> 
> 
> Groetjes Albert
> 

Re: A question about "non official" debian packages

[Ali Mezgani]

Rahmatullin,

I remember you and I remember you contributions.

> On 03/03/2022, at 17:27, Andrey Rahmatullin  wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Mar 03, 2022 at 04:30:35PM +0100, Albert van der Horst wrote:
>> Dear mentors,
>> I plan to publish (at least) 4 Debian packages. 
>> 
>> The format is ideal for my users to install, and the .deb format takes care 
>> of installing .info files at the right place, something I find impossible to 
>> do. 
>> 
>> Is it frowned upon by the Debian community to use the .deb format to publish 
>> these packages? 
> No, you may do anything you want.
> 
>> (And what are the sanctions?) 
> Huh?
> 
There are no sanction as well as sanctions of community.

> -- 
> WBR, wRAR