Re: Volunteer in need of a mentor

2013-09-24 Thread Dominique Dumont
On Monday 23 September 2013 20:17:23 Beco wrote: > > [1] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ > > [2] http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/ > > [3] http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/index.en.html > > Good! I'll start with that. But without a mentor it will be hard

Re: Volunteer in need of a mentor

2013-09-24 Thread Elena ``of Valhalla''
On 2013-09-23 at 20:17:23 -0300, Beco wrote: > Good! I'll start with that. But without a mentor it will be hard to > know if I'm doing the right things, and I don't want to pollute the > list with too basic questions. Anyway, thanks. I'll manage somehow. You may also consider joining #debian-mento

Re: Volunteer in need of a mentor

2013-09-24 Thread gregor herrmann
On Tue, 24 Sep 2013 09:45:47 +0200, Elena ``of Valhalla'' wrote: > I have read about Debian Women's mentorship program, but I believe > it currently is suspended for lack of volunteers. Current status: https://lists.debian.org/debian-women/2013/09/msg1.html Cf. also the last IRC meeting: ht

Bug#723991: marked as done (RFS: mapserver/6.4.0-2)

2013-09-24 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Upgrading the Debian Policy

2013-09-24 Thread T o n g
Hi, The package that I want to pick up has a status: "The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 3.9.4 instead of 3.8.3)". I never knew the details of Debian Policy before, but did try to read the policy from 3.8.4 to 3.9.4, and find it a rat

Re: Upgrading the Debian Policy

2013-09-24 Thread Niels Thykier
On 2013-09-24 14:38, T o n g wrote: > Hi, > Hi, > The package that I want to pick up has a status: > > "The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian > Policy (Standards-Version 3.9.4 instead of 3.8.3)". > > I never knew the details of Debian Policy before, but did try

Re: Upgrading the Debian Policy

2013-09-24 Thread Dominik George
Hi, > "The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian > Policy (Standards-Version 3.9.4 instead of 3.8.3)". This is at first nothing more than the Standards-Version field in debian/control. > I never knew the details of Debian Policy before […] Sorry to disapoint you, but

Re: Upgrading the Debian Policy

2013-09-24 Thread Niels Thykier
On 2013-09-24 14:48, Dominik George wrote: >> If I can fix all lintian reported issues, it'll be safe to say that I've >> > bring the package to the last version of Debian Policy, right? > No. It is safe to say that if, and only if, you bump the > Standards-Version field to 3.9.4 and *then* have

Re: Upgrading the Debian Policy

2013-09-24 Thread Dominik George
> Lintian does not "down-scale" its checks based on the S-V field; so you > will get (almost) the same result regardless of what value you put in > the field. The obvious exception is checks that actually cares about > the content of the S-V field (which is something like 5 tags or so). Yes, and

Re: Upgrading the Debian Policy

2013-09-24 Thread Paul Wise
On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Dominik George wrote: > Sorry to disapoint you, but you should read *all of* DPM before passing > a package for upload to a sponsor or to mentors. I don't think we have never expected that new maintainers read policy before creating a package. The Debian member wh

Re: Upgrading the Debian Policy

2013-09-24 Thread Thibaut Paumard
Le 24/09/2013 15:58, Paul Wise a écrit : > On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Dominik George wrote: > >> Sorry to disapoint you, but you should read *all of* DPM before passing >> a package for upload to a sponsor or to mentors. > > I don't think we have never expected that new maintainers read pol

Re: Upgrading the Debian Policy

2013-09-24 Thread Andrew Shadura
Hello, On 24 September 2013 14:48, Dominik George wrote: >> lintian --color=always -I -E -i --pedantic > lintian -vIiE --pedantic --color=auto Properly reads as -Evil :) -- WBR, Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tro

Re: Upgrading the Debian Policy

2013-09-24 Thread Dominik George
Andrew Shadura schrieb: >Hello, > >On 24 September 2013 14:48, Dominik George wrote: > >>> lintian --color=always -I -E -i --pedantic >> lintian -vIiE --pedantic --color=auto > >Properly reads as -Evil :) Hi, please fix your font and/or try not to be funny when you might confuse newbies. -n

Re: Upgrading the Debian Policy

2013-09-24 Thread Niels Thykier
On 2013-09-24 16:42, Dominik George wrote: > > > Andrew Shadura schrieb: >> Hello, >> >> On 24 September 2013 14:48, Dominik George wrote: >> lintian --color=always -I -E -i --pedantic >>> lintian -vIiE --pedantic --color=auto >> >> Properly reads as -Evil :) > > Hi, > > please fix your

Re: Upgrading the Debian Policy

2013-09-24 Thread Dominik George
Niels Thykier schrieb: >On 2013-09-24 16:42, Dominik George wrote: >> >> >> Andrew Shadura schrieb: >>> Hello, >>> >>> On 24 September 2013 14:48, Dominik George >wrote: >>> > lintian --color=always -I -E -i --pedantic lintian -vIiE --pedantic --color=auto >>> >>> Properly reads as

Re: Upgrading the Debian Policy

2013-09-24 Thread Lucas Nussbaum
On 24/09/13 at 16:15 +0200, Thibaut Paumard wrote: > Le 24/09/2013 15:58, Paul Wise a écrit : > > On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Dominik George wrote: > > > >> Sorry to disapoint you, but you should read *all of* DPM before passing > >> a package for upload to a sponsor or to mentors. > > > > I

Bug#706942: marked as done (RFS: tryton-modules-product-attribute/2.8.0-1 [ITP])

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Bug#706944: marked as done (RFS: tryton-modules-stock-split/2.8.0-1 [ITP])

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Bug#706949: marked as done (RFS: tryton-modules-account-asset/2.8.0-1 [ITP])

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Bug#706946: marked as done (RFS: tryton-modules-project-invoice/2.8.0-1 [ITP])

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Bug#706950: marked as done (RFS: tryton-modules-stock-supply-production/2.8.0-1 [ITP])

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Bug#706952: marked as done (RFS: tryton-modules-carrier-percentage/2.8.0-1 [ITP])

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Bug#706955: marked as done (RFS: tryton-modules-product-measurements/2.8.0-1 [ITP])

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Bug#722495: RFS: mod-host -- LV2 host for jackd with socket and shell control (ITP: #722491)

2013-09-24 Thread Kaspar Emanuel
Thought I would forward this here as it's a multimedia package and I haven't had a response to my RFS. On 11 September 2013 17:21, Kaspar Emanuel wrote: > Package: sponsorship-requests > Severity: normal > > Hi mentors, > > I have built a package "mod-host" and am looking for sponsorship. > > *

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FWD: RFS: doublecmd/0.5.6-1 [ITP] -- twin-panel (commander-style) file manager

2013-09-24 Thread Paul Gevers
Hi all, [Apparently not all e-mail ends up on d-mentors]. Graham is looking for a sponsor for his package "doublecmd": * Package name: doublecmd Version : 0.5.6 Upstream Author : Alexander Koblov * URL : http://doublecmd.sourceforge.net * License : GPL, LGPL

Re: FWD: RFS: doublecmd/0.5.6-1 [ITP] -- twin-panel (commander-style) file manager

2013-09-24 Thread Anton Gladky
Hi, I am glad to see this software packaged! I have created already this one, but still not managed that to be uploaded, though using it locally. The package itself looks OK. I will have a closer look at it, and if there are no critical notes, it will be uploaded. Thanks, Anton On 09/24/2013 0

Bug#724539: RFS: psocksxx/0.0.1-1 [ITP]

2013-09-24 Thread Uditha Atukorala
Package: sponsorship-requests Severity: wishlist Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "psocksxx" * Package name: psocksxx Version : 0.0.1-1 Upstream Author : Uditha Atukorala * URL : https://github.com/uditha-atukorala/psocksxx * License : LGPLv

Re: Upgrading the Debian Policy

2013-09-24 Thread Russ Allbery
T o n g writes: > The package that I want to pick up has a status: > "The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian > Policy (Standards-Version 3.9.4 instead of 3.8.3)". > I never knew the details of Debian Policy before, but did try to read > the policy from 3.8.4 to 3.9

Bug#723582: Bug#724324: RFS: metar/0.2-1 ITP

2013-09-24 Thread Eric Lavarde
The other question might be if this new package is really required because both seem to do the same thing... Fernando, you're the upstream author, you might want to join forces with the other author. Eric Tobias Frost wrote: >Hallo Fernando, > >please do not open new bug when you upload a ne