Re: RFS: packagekit (ping2)
> > [...] (lots of further info on packagekit) > > Well, I am a DD and in principle could sponsor such a package, but I just > lack > all the know how needed to properly evaluate gnome-related packages. And, > as I > already wrote in another reponse to an RFS some minutes ago, it seems that > nobody else reading the RFS on this list is currently able to do such > sponsoring. Wouldn't it maybe be a good idea to contact the Debian GNOME > Team > instead? All the info is available at > > http://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-gnome PackageKit is no GNOME package (it's not part of GNOME). There is a GNOME frontend for it, called "GNOME-PackageKit". The PackageKit daemon uses GLib, but that's all. But as PackageKit is used (can be used) by many GNOME applications, the GNOME development team might be interested in having this in the repos. So, I'll write to their mailing list later, maybe someone is interested in sponsoring the package. > Hope this helps, Yep, at least I have some kind of perspective for this package now. I'll first ask the Ubuntu devs, then post on the pkg-gnome mailinglist. Thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/0a134f9c0962c9271f317ecd503bf...@mb8-2.1blu.de
Re: RFS: packagekit (ping2)
Hi Matthias, > On Fri, 8 Oct 2010 22:38:59 +0200, Julien Viard de Galbert > wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 08:09:23PM +0200, Matthias Klumpp wrote: > >> Dear mentors, > >> > >> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "packagekit". > >> This package has been reviewed by Paul Wise and Asheesh Laroia already > >> and > >> should be completely free of any policy violations or other problems > >> regarding packaging. > > OK, I will save them to answer you within 4 days then ;) > > Don't take me wrong, I'm not DD so I wont upload, but even if I were, by > > reading your mail I just don't get what packagekit is, so I guess I'm > > not the only one ;) [...] (lots of further info on packagekit) Well, I am a DD and in principle could sponsor such a package, but I just lack all the know how needed to properly evaluate gnome-related packages. And, as I already wrote in another reponse to an RFS some minutes ago, it seems that nobody else reading the RFS on this list is currently able to do such sponsoring. Wouldn't it maybe be a good idea to contact the Debian GNOME Team instead? All the info is available at http://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-gnome Hope this helps, Michael pgpJB3amPgqsr.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: RFS: packagekit (ping2)
On Fri, 8 Oct 2010 22:38:59 +0200, Julien Viard de Galbert wrote: > On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 08:09:23PM +0200, Matthias Klumpp wrote: >> Dear mentors, >> >> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "packagekit". >> This package has been reviewed by Paul Wise and Asheesh Laroia already >> and >> should be completely free of any policy violations or other problems >> regarding packaging. > OK, I will save them to answer you within 4 days then ;) > Don't take me wrong, I'm not DD so I wont upload, but even if I were, by > reading your mail I just don't get what packagekit is, so I guess I'm > not the only one ;) Hmm, okay, if this is the problem I can solve it easily :P PackageKit is a DBus abstraction layer and Freedesktop standard for accessing package management. It allows you to implement access to package management into your application in a cross-distro way, for example the Anjuta IDE searches for required plugins using PackageKit and the Nautilus file manager can use it to install apps for missing mime-types etc. All these apps just need to know the PackageKit API, it does not matter if the distribution uses APT/Yum/Zypper/Emerge/. Also, PackageKit organizes all package management tasks in transactions, which allows you e.g to browse the package database while installing new packages/updates. PackageKit is also the basis for tools like GNOME-PackageKit, which provides an advanced, user-friendly PackageManager and System-Update GUI, as well as KPackageKit (Apper) does for KDE. (KDE can also use PackageKit to install missing Debug-Symbols automatically) For more information about PK, please read http://packagekit.org/pk-intro.html or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PackageKit > >> I work closely with upstream and hope to find someone interested in >> sponsoring the package for Debian. >> >> Here you can find details about this package: >> >> * Package name: packagekit >> Version : 0.6.8-1 >> Upstream Author : Richard Hughes >> * URL : http://packagekit.org >> * License : GPLv2/LGPLv2 >> Section : admin >> >> It builds these binary packages: >> [...] >> The package appears to be lintian clean. >> >> The upload would fix these bugs: 468132 >> >> My motivation for maintaining this package is: [fill in]. > > And that should probably be filled too Oh, sorry, I forgot this... My motivation is that I work closely with upstream on some PK related tasks, including this package. I develop an extension for PackageKit, so I know the project's code well, also PackageKit is the basis of some own projects I develop. I also assist the Ubuntu packaging of PK sometimes (by providing patches etc.) and I think having PK in Debian is great for PackageKit by itself (as it tries to be a generic package management abstraction layer for all distros) and for Debian, as it then can benefit from all PK features and existing apps can depend on it, as well as Debian can have the (really nice) PK-based update-manager or other PK-based tools too. It also can use the global AppInstall data to create tools similar to Ubuntu's USC. (but cross-distro) >> The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: >> - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/packagekit >> - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable >> main contrib non-free >> - dget >> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/packagekit/packagekit_0.6.8-1.dsc >> >> I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. >> >> Kind regards >> Matthias Klumpp -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/d66e5898c1659cf65492682a247e4...@mb8-2.1blu.de
Re: RFS: packagekit (ping2)
On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 08:09:23PM +0200, Matthias Klumpp wrote: > Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "packagekit". > This package has been reviewed by Paul Wise and Asheesh Laroia already and > should be completely free of any policy violations or other problems > regarding packaging. OK, I will save them to answer you within 4 days then ;) Don't take me wrong, I'm not DD so I wont upload, but even if I were, by reading your mail I just don't get what packagekit is, so I guess I'm not the only one ;) > I work closely with upstream and hope to find someone interested in > sponsoring the package for Debian. > > Here you can find details about this package: > > * Package name: packagekit > Version : 0.6.8-1 > Upstream Author : Richard Hughes > * URL : http://packagekit.org > * License : GPLv2/LGPLv2 > Section : admin > > It builds these binary packages: > browser-plugin-packagekit - Plugin to install missing plugins using > PackageKit > gstreamer0.10-packagekit - GStreamer plugin to install codecs using > PackageKit > libpackagekit-glib2-14 - Library for accessing PackageKit using GLib > libpackagekit-glib2-dev - Library for accessing PackageKit using GLib > (development files) > libpackagekit-qt-dev - Library for accessing PackageKit using Qt4 > (development files) > libpackagekit-qt14 - Library for accessing PackageKit using Qt4 > packagekit - Provides a package management service > packagekit-backend-apt - Python APT backend for PackageKit > packagekit-backend-aptcc - C++ APT backend for PackageKit > packagekit-backend-smart - Smart backend for PackageKit > packagekit-bash-completion - Offer to install missing programs > automatically > packagekit-docs - Documentation for PackageKit > packagekit-gtk-module - Install fonts automatically using PackageKit > python-packagekit - PackageKit Python bindings > > The package appears to be lintian clean. > > The upload would fix these bugs: 468132 > > My motivation for maintaining this package is: [fill in]. And that should probably be filled too > > The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: > - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/packagekit > - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable > main contrib non-free > - dget > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/packagekit/packagekit_0.6.8-1.dsc > > I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. > > Kind regards > Matthias Klumpp > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/d9d60fb9cd7342774321ea4029bf9...@mb8-2.1blu.de -- Julien Viard de Galbert http://silicone.homelinux.org/ GPG Key ID: D00E52B6 Published on: hkp://keys.gnupg.net Key Fingerprint: E312 A31D BEC3 74CC C49E 6D69 8B30 6538 D00E 52B6 signature.asc Description: Digital signature
RFS: packagekit (ping2)
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "packagekit". This package has been reviewed by Paul Wise and Asheesh Laroia already and should be completely free of any policy violations or other problems regarding packaging. I work closely with upstream and hope to find someone interested in sponsoring the package for Debian. Here you can find details about this package: * Package name: packagekit Version : 0.6.8-1 Upstream Author : Richard Hughes * URL : http://packagekit.org * License : GPLv2/LGPLv2 Section : admin It builds these binary packages: browser-plugin-packagekit - Plugin to install missing plugins using PackageKit gstreamer0.10-packagekit - GStreamer plugin to install codecs using PackageKit libpackagekit-glib2-14 - Library for accessing PackageKit using GLib libpackagekit-glib2-dev - Library for accessing PackageKit using GLib (development files) libpackagekit-qt-dev - Library for accessing PackageKit using Qt4 (development files) libpackagekit-qt14 - Library for accessing PackageKit using Qt4 packagekit - Provides a package management service packagekit-backend-apt - Python APT backend for PackageKit packagekit-backend-aptcc - C++ APT backend for PackageKit packagekit-backend-smart - Smart backend for PackageKit packagekit-bash-completion - Offer to install missing programs automatically packagekit-docs - Documentation for PackageKit packagekit-gtk-module - Install fonts automatically using PackageKit python-packagekit - PackageKit Python bindings The package appears to be lintian clean. The upload would fix these bugs: 468132 My motivation for maintaining this package is: [fill in]. The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/packagekit - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/packagekit/packagekit_0.6.8-1.dsc I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Kind regards Matthias Klumpp -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/d9d60fb9cd7342774321ea4029bf9...@mb8-2.1blu.de
RFS: packagekit (ping2)
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "packagekit". * Package name: packagekit Version : 0.6.8-1 Upstream Author : Richard Hughes * URL : http://packagekit.org * License : GPLv2/LGPLv2 Section : admin It builds these binary packages: browser-plugin-packagekit - Plugin to install missing plugins using PackageKit gstreamer0.10-packagekit - GStreamer plugin to install codecs using PackageKit libpackagekit-glib2-14 - Library for accessing PackageKit using GLib libpackagekit-glib2-dev - Library for accessing PackageKit using GLib (development files) libpackagekit-qt-dev - Library for accessing PackageKit using Qt4 (development files) libpackagekit-qt14 - Library for accessing PackageKit using Qt4 packagekit - Provides a package management service packagekit-backend-apt - Python APT backend for PackageKit packagekit-backend-aptcc - C++ APT backend for PackageKit packagekit-backend-smart - Smart backend for PackageKit packagekit-bash-completion - Offer to install missing programs automatically packagekit-docs - Documentation for PackageKit packagekit-gtk-module - Install fonts automatically using PackageKit python-packagekit - PackageKit Python bindings The package appears to be lintian clean. The upload would fix these bugs: 468132 My motivation for maintaining this package is: I follow the project since version 0.1.5 and develop some own software on to of the PackageKit library. I use PackageKit daily and I'm in contact with upstream. Note on PackageKit: PackageKit has Debconf support now (the APTcc backend has it) and supports some other functions requested for Debian, like solving the problem if a package installation requires a package removal etc. Nearly all problems some Debian devs named are fixed and PK ist ready for the repos. Kubuntu aleady uses it with great success. I recently updated the pkg at Debian Mentors. Specially for Debian, v.0.6.8 provides these changes: - aptcc: Improved user experience by setting subprogress on package installation/remove/update (Daniel Nicoletti) - aptcc: Disable auto remove by default (Daniel Nicoletti) - aptcc: Fix how downloads are emitted (Daniel Nicoletti) - aptcc: Forbid canceling while installing, the user might need to dpkg --configure -a on the cmd line (Daniel Nicoletti) - aptcc: Improved how packages are emited (Daniel Nicoletti) - aptcc: Improved logic for the updates category (Daniel Nicoletti) - aptcc: make sure all downloaded packages emit FINISHED (Daniel Nicoletti) - aptcc: Show apt error message when we could not get the cache lock (Daniel Nicoletti) The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/packagekit - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/packagekit/packagekit_0.6.7-1.dsc I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me. Kind regards Matthias Klumpp -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4bf89b9e6f7a3361b0f9498bfb355...@mb8-2.1blu.de
