Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package)

2010-05-15 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Hello Charles, Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org wrote: I have uploaded backup2l with DM-Upload-Allowed set to ‘yes’. Thanks! Importantly, as I am not a user of backup2l, I have not tested it. Please check the package as soon as possible. I use backup2l nearly every day - automatically and

RFS: backup2l (updated package)

2010-05-14 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.5-3 of my package backup2l. And I would be most grateful if a kind sponsor would set the DM-Upload-Allowed (DMUA) bit. It builds these binary packages: backup2l - low-maintenance backup/restore tool The package appears to be

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package)

2010-05-14 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Fri, May 14, 2010 at 10:17:30PM +0200, Joachim Wiedorn a écrit : I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.5-3 of my package backup2l. And I would be most grateful if a kind sponsor would set the DM-Upload-Allowed (DMUA) bit. Dear Joachim, I have uploaded backup2l with

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package)

2010-01-02 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Hello Charles, Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org wrote: Le Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 11:01:08PM +0100, Joachim Wiedorn a écrit : I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.5-2 - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/b/backup2l/backup2l_1.5-1.dsc either there is a bug in

DEB-3: unclear patchfile header (was: RFS: backup2l (updated package))

2010-01-02 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Hello, Joachim Wiedorn ad_deb...@joonet.de wrote: I see that you added a description to your patches. This is a very good thing. Note that there is a standardisation effort for patch descriptions. I recommend you to try it next time: ‘http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep3/’. Still now I

Re: DEB-3: unclear patchfile header (was: RFS: backup2l (updated package))

2010-01-02 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Sun, Jan 03, 2010 at 01:03:11AM +0100, Joachim Wiedorn a écrit : And one item is not solved: where should I write the package name inside the patch file? I think it is important. Hi Joachim, DEP-3 specifies ‘standard fields’, and does not mention anything about non-standard ones. You can

RFS: backup2l (updated package)

2010-01-01 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.5-2 of my package backup2l. It builds these binary packages: backup2l - low-maintenance backup/restore tool The package appears to be lintian clean. It is packed in Source format 3.0 (quilt) The package can be found on

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package)

2010-01-01 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 11:01:08PM +0100, Joachim Wiedorn a écrit : I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.5-2 - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/b/backup2l/backup2l_1.5-1.dsc Hi Joachim, either there is a bug in mentors.d.n or you recycled an old email, because

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package - new upstream release) (2nd try)

2009-12-30 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Hello, Nicolas Alvarez nicolas.alva...@gmail.com wrote: No, Charles is suggesting putting your package files (eg. your rules script) in a VCS. So you mean I should do only the debian directory of the package in an VCS? Do make this sense for a small package like backup2l? As normal maintainer

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package - new upstream release) (2nd try)

2009-12-30 Thread Chow Loong Jin
On Wednesday 30,December,2009 09:37 PM, Joachim Wiedorn wrote: Hello, Nicolas Alvarez nicolas.alva...@gmail.com wrote: No, Charles is suggesting putting your package files (eg. your rules script) in a VCS. So you mean I should do only the debian directory of the package in an VCS?

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package - new upstream release) (2nd try)

2009-12-30 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 02:37:36PM +0100, Joachim Wiedorn a écrit : Nicolas Alvarez nicolas.alva...@gmail.com wrote: No, Charles is suggesting putting your package files (eg. your rules script) in a VCS. So you mean I should do only the debian directory of the package in an VCS? Do make

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package - new upstream release) (2nd try)

2009-12-30 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Hello Charles, Thanks for all the detailed help. Every day is a learning day for me. Fondest regards, Joachim Wiedorn signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package - new upstream release) (2nd try)

2009-12-29 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Hello Charles, Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org wrote: Here are a couple of minor comments on the package, that can be adressed in a later upload. - How about maintaining the source package in a VCS? I thought this is the work of upstream, isn't it? - Why is the cron script in

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package - new upstream release) (2nd try)

2009-12-29 Thread Nicolas Alvarez
Joachim Wiedorn wrote: Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org wrote: Here are a couple of minor comments on the package, that can be adressed in a later upload. - How about maintaining the source package in a VCS? I thought this is the work of upstream, isn't it? No, Charles is suggesting

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package - new upstream release) (2nd try)

2009-12-29 Thread Charles Plessy
Hello Joachim Le Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 08:48:36PM +0100, Joachim Wiedorn a écrit : Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org wrote: - You chose GPL version 3 for the packaging, but backup2l is GPL version 2 or superior. If you appreciate the possibility of upgrading from version 2 to

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package - new upstream release) (2nd try)

2009-12-27 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Hello Charles, thanks for uploading. Am Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:05:52 +0900 schrieb Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org: Here are a couple of minor comments on the package, that can be adressed in a later upload. - How about maintaining the source package in a VCS? - Why is the cron

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package - new upstream release) (2nd try)

2009-12-26 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Hello Charles, thanks for your feedback. Am Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:11:19 +0900 schrieb Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org: this is not accurate: the package has been orphaned by the QA team and the maintainer answered that he is not inactive. He is also the upstream maintainer I have read

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package - new upstream release) (2nd try)

2009-12-26 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 09:54:29PM +0100, Joachim Wiedorn a écrit : The only need is: I need someone sponsoring the upload of this package. Dear Joachim, It is very nice that you contacted Gundolf before adopting the Debian package. I just uploaded the updated version from mentors.debian.net.

Re: RFS: backup2l (updated package - new upstream release) (2nd try)

2009-12-25 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 04:21:00PM +0100, Joachim Wiedorn a écrit : the previous maintainer of backup2l had set the package orphaned. Dear Joachim, this is not accurate: the package has been orphaned by the QA team and the maintainer answered that he is not inactive. He is also the upstream

RFS: backup2l (updated package - new upstream release)

2009-12-18 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Dear mentors, the previous maintainer of backup2l had set the package orphaned. The version is very old and with some bugs. There is a new upstream version available with bugfixes. I would like to take over maintainance. So I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.5-1 of my package