Re: Time for a new maintainer for Auctex?
David Bremner (13/08/2009): > I guess two of the NMUs are internationalization issues, so I don't > really how indicative they are of lack of maintanence. On the other > hand, the package has 22 lintian warnings, and sits at policy 3.7.2, > which makes it likely to have some RC bugs. Don't talk about possible RC bugs. Open them. Mraw, KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Time for a new maintainer for Auctex?
Cyril Brulebois wrote: >[1 ] >David Bremner (13/08/2009): >> I guess two of the NMUs are internationalization issues, so I don't >> really how indicative they are of lack of maintanence. On the other >> hand, the package has 22 lintian warnings, and sits at policy 3.7.2, >> which makes it likely to have some RC bugs. >Don't talk about possible RC bugs. Open them. OK, maybe I phrased that badly; it does sound a bit like FUD. There are no RC bugs that I could find in a quick look at upgrading-checklist.txt, and the package builds cleanly in a current sid pbuilder. In the spirit of accurate reporting, 13 of the 22 lintian warnings are about the format of the 21 line NEWS.Debian file. I don't think that any of this changes my major point, which is that the package at least seems abandoned by its maintainer(s). I would be quite happy to be corrected on this point. All the best David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-qa-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Time for a new maintainer for Auctex?
> DB == David Bremner [2009-8-14] [...] DB> I don't think that any of this changes my major point, which is that DB> the package at least seems abandoned by its maintainer(s). I would DB> be quite happy to be corrected on this point. Hi, please, stand corrected, as I intend to keep auctex maintenance. Thank you for your offer of help, you can start by studying how the software is packaged and of course you are welcome to send in patches. -- Ciao, Davide -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-qa-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Time for a new maintainer for Auctex?
Hi: On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Davide G. M. Salvetti wrote: >> DB == David Bremner [2009-8-14] > > > [...] > > DB> I don't think that any of this changes my major point, which is that > DB> the package at least seems abandoned by its maintainer(s). I would > DB> be quite happy to be corrected on this point. > > Hi, > > please, stand corrected, as I intend to keep auctex maintenance. Thank > you for your offer of help, you can start by studying how the software > is packaged and of course you are welcome to send in patches. What are your thoughts on David's initial idea of maintaining this package as a group? Of course it's your right to remain the maintainer of the package, but I think you should look into how much time you are willing to continue dedicating to auctex. It might help to recruit some interested people (like David perhaps) and train them a bit to be able to help out with the package. As far as I know, you're allowed to decide how your team works. So even if you create a group to maintain the package as a team effort, you could still be the only person allowed to upload the package, so you have the final say in it all. This is open source software, and what matters at the end of the day is the users we serve. The last thing Debian needs is unmaintained or poorly maintained software -- I'm not accusing you of this, I just think that all packages could benefit from additional eyes & hands. I'm glad to see that you're not MIA, but given the number if NMUs, working on this package as a team seems like a worthy effort -- clearly there are people other than yourself that are willing to work on it, as evidenced by the NMUs. So why not try doing it as a team? > > -- > Ciao, Davide > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-qa-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-qa-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
