Using FreeDesktop MIME entries directly in mime-support (Re: Fixing the mime horror ini Debian).
Hello everybody, http://bugs.debian.org/497779 contains a patch for the mime-support package to solve this problem for every package that provides a .desktop file but no mailcap entry. The mime-support package has been orphaned last week. Wouldn't one of the following solutions be acceptable for you ? - Add the function to mime-support in Wheezy to update /etc/mailcap using the FreeDesktop menu entry files in /usr/share/applications via dpkg triggers. - Do this in Sid, and add back the MIME entries in evince in Wheezy as a temporary compromise. If nobody else volunteers, I propose to start a maintenance group for the mime-support package, that I would store in a Git repository on Alioth's collab-maint group. My background in MIME support is that I maintain packages that declare MIME types, I keep track of MIME support in the Policy (http://bugs.debian.org/661816), and I wrote much of the MimeTypesSupport page on the Debian wiki (http://wiki.debian.org/MimeTypesSupport). Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-release-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120716005043.gb16...@falafel.plessy.net
Re: Using FreeDesktop MIME entries directly in mime-support (Re: Fixing the mime horror ini Debian).
Charles Plessy (16/07/2012): > If nobody else volunteers, I propose to start a maintenance group for > the mime-support package, that I would store in a Git repository on > Alioth's collab-maint group. I think that's a perfect use case for collab-maint. László, do you really need a dedicated group for that? Mraw, KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Using FreeDesktop MIME entries directly in mime-support (Re: Fixing the mime horror ini Debian).
Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS) (16/07/2012): > > I think that's a perfect use case for collab-maint. László, do you > > really need a dedicated group for that? > My intention was to limit people who can commit to mime-support. It > seems there are multiple viewpoints for example about > application/x-httpd-* types. One may do more harm with a commit if not > consulted by a group of more advanced people. But I'm fine with normal > collab-maint as well if you and Charles would like that. As someone processing alioth-related requests, I would find it nice to use collab-maint for such projects; but I'm willing to hear about arguments against that. As a random developer, I would really hate to see people fight through commits. In case that would happen, I think that can be fixed, IIRC collab-maint has some abuse clauses or something similar. (IOW: I'm not convinced you need a dedicated group; quite the contrary.) Mraw, KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Using FreeDesktop MIME entries directly in mime-support (Re: Fixing the mime horror ini Debian).
Hi Cyril, On Mon, 2012-07-16 at 22:49 +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > Charles Plessy (16/07/2012): > > If nobody else volunteers, I propose to start a maintenance group for > > the mime-support package, that I would store in a Git repository on > > Alioth's collab-maint group. Just for the record, Charles has an advanced knowledge regarding MIME in general. Hope we can work together. > I think that's a perfect use case for collab-maint. > László, do you really need a dedicated group for that? My intention was to limit people who can commit to mime-support. It seems there are multiple viewpoints for example about application/x-httpd-* types. One may do more harm with a commit if not consulted by a group of more advanced people. But I'm fine with normal collab-maint as well if you and Charles would like that. Cheers, Laszlo/GCS signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Using FreeDesktop MIME entries directly in mime-support (Re: Fixing the mime horror ini Debian).
On Mon, 2012-07-16 at 23:35 +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS) (16/07/2012): > > My intention was to limit people who can commit to mime-support. It > > seems there are multiple viewpoints for example about > > application/x-httpd-* types. One may do more harm with a commit if not > > consulted by a group of more advanced people. But I'm fine with normal > > collab-maint as well if you and Charles would like that. > > As someone processing alioth-related requests, I would find it nice to > use collab-maint for such projects; but I'm willing to hear about > arguments against that. > > As a random developer, I would really hate to see people fight through > commits. In case that would happen, I think that can be fixed, IIRC > collab-maint has some abuse clauses or something similar. > > (IOW: I'm not convinced you need a dedicated group; quite the contrary.) I already wrote my reason and that a normal collab-maint place is fine with me. So I just need to login to git.debian.org and create a repository under /git/collab-maint/ right? Charles, I would add myself as Maintainer and you as an uploader or the vica-versa whichever suits you better. Is this OK with you? Regards, Laszlo/GCS signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
