Bug#245826: t-gnus: please maintain and update the package

2004-11-05 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 11:32:16AM +0100, Free Ekanayaka wrote:
> |--==> Colin Watson writes:
>   CW> Are you willing to be the maintainer for this package? The fewer
>   CW> orphaned packages we have in a stable release, the better.
> 
> Yes, I can do that.
> 
> Shall I change the Maintainer field and prepare an NMU?

Changing the Maintainer field in debian/control is how you become the
maintainer, yes. Once you've done so, your upload is by definition not
an NMU. :-)

Cheers,

-- 
Colin Watson   [EMAIL PROTECTED]



Bug#245826: t-gnus: please maintain and update the package

2004-11-05 Thread Free Ekanayaka
|--==> Colin Watson writes:

  CW> On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 09:44:46AM +0100, free wrote:
  >>On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 16:02:05 +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
  >>> On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 01:15:12AM +0900, Tatsuya Kinoshita wrote:
  >>> > Package: t-gnus
  >>> > Version: 6.15.8.00-1
  >>> > Severity: serious
  >>> > 
  >>> > The t-gnus package has not been updated since 2002-11-25 (the
  >>> > upstream is still active, T-gnus 6.17.1 revision 00 was released
  >>> > on 2004-01-05), and there are lintian errors and other bugs in
  >>> > debian/* files.  I feel that this package is unsuitable for the
  >>> > Debian release.
  >>> 
  >>> I've accordingly scheduled t-gnus to be removed from testing. If
  >>> somebody wants it back, please fix the release-critical bugs promptly.
  >>
  >>I've worked a little bit on the package:
  >>
  >>t-gnus (6.17.2.00-1.1) unstable; urgency=low
  >>
  >>* New upstream release
  >>* Using dpatch
  >>* Added reference to the common license file for gpl
  >>* Moved postrm to prerm, as the latter is the right place
  >>for install-info --remove.
  >>* Removed double spaces in description
  >>
  >>-- Free Ekanayaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  Fri,  5 Nov 2004 00:12:43 +0100
  >>
  >>The package is  now updated, lintian free,  and it works (I'm a t-gnus
  >>user).
  >>
  >>However I discovered that the texi info documentation is GFDL. Shall I
  >>package a non-free t-gnus-doc for it?

  CW> If you like, but material licensed under the GFDL is permitted in main
  CW> for sarge, so don't worry about it too much for now.

Ok.

  CW> Are you willing to be the maintainer for this package? The fewer
  CW> orphaned packages we have in a stable release, the better.

Yes, I can do that.

Shall I change the Maintainer field and prepare an NMU?

BTW such at task was also required by my AM in the NM process..

Cheers,

Free




Bug#245826: t-gnus: please maintain and update the package

2004-11-05 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 09:44:46AM +0100, free wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 16:02:05 +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 01:15:12AM +0900, Tatsuya Kinoshita wrote:
> > > Package: t-gnus
> > > Version: 6.15.8.00-1
> > > Severity: serious
> > > 
> > > The t-gnus package has not been updated since 2002-11-25 (the
> > > upstream is still active, T-gnus 6.17.1 revision 00 was released
> > > on 2004-01-05), and there are lintian errors and other bugs in
> > > debian/* files.  I feel that this package is unsuitable for the
> > > Debian release.
> > 
> > I've accordingly scheduled t-gnus to be removed from testing. If
> > somebody wants it back, please fix the release-critical bugs promptly.
> 
> I've worked a little bit on the package:
> 
> t-gnus (6.17.2.00-1.1) unstable; urgency=low
> 
>   * New upstream release
>   * Using dpatch
>   * Added reference to the common license file for gpl
>   * Moved postrm to prerm, as the latter is the right place
> for install-info --remove.
>   * Removed double spaces in description
> 
>  -- Free Ekanayaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  Fri,  5 Nov 2004 00:12:43 +0100
> 
> The package is  now updated, lintian free,  and it works (I'm a t-gnus
> user).
> 
> However I discovered that the texi info documentation is GFDL. Shall I
> package a non-free t-gnus-doc for it?

If you like, but material licensed under the GFDL is permitted in main
for sarge, so don't worry about it too much for now.

Are you willing to be the maintainer for this package? The fewer
orphaned packages we have in a stable release, the better.

Cheers,

-- 
Colin Watson   [EMAIL PROTECTED]



Bug#245826: t-gnus: please maintain and update the package

2004-11-05 Thread free

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 16:02:05 +0100, Colin Watson wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 01:15:12AM +0900, Tatsuya Kinoshita wrote:
> > Package: t-gnus
> > Version: 6.15.8.00-1
> > Severity: serious
> > 
> > The t-gnus package has not been updated since 2002-11-25 (the
> > upstream is still active, T-gnus 6.17.1 revision 00 was released
> > on 2004-01-05), and there are lintian errors and other bugs in
> > debian/* files.  I feel that this package is unsuitable for the
> > Debian release.
> 
> I've accordingly scheduled t-gnus to be removed from testing. If
> somebody wants it back, please fix the release-critical bugs promptly.
> 

I've worked a little bit on the package:

t-gnus (6.17.2.00-1.1) unstable; urgency=low

  * New upstream release
  * Using dpatch
  * Added reference to the common license file for gpl
  * Moved postrm to prerm, as the latter is the right place
for install-info --remove.
  * Removed double spaces in description

 -- Free Ekanayaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  Fri,  5 Nov 2004 00:12:43 +0100

The package is  now updated, lintian free,  and it works (I'm a t-gnus
user).

However I discovered that the texi info documentation is GFDL. Shall I
package a non-free t-gnus-doc for it?

Cheers,

Free Ekanayaka