Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-25 Thread Kel Modderman
Hey Otavio, Otavio Salvador wrote: >Kel Modderman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >>Otavio, I did some more thinking about the recent revamp of the rules, >>and i'd like to propose a small optimisation. >> >> > >I agree with all this patch. Only one optimisation: you don't need to >use cl

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-25 Thread Otavio Salvador
Kel Modderman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Otavio, I did some more thinking about the recent revamp of the rules, > and i'd like to propose a small optimisation. I agree with all this patch. Only one optimisation: you don't need to use clean target since cdbs already clean all contents of debian

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-25 Thread Stephen Birch
Kel Modderman([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2005-09-25 20:56: > Hi all, > > This of course not a critical change and i doubt we'll be releasing > another revision until new upstream source is available, but I'd like to > hear some opinions before I commit this patch to svn. > > Thanks, Kel. No problem

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-25 Thread Kel Modderman
Hi all, Stephen Birch wrote: >Hi Guys > >Just to bring you all up to date. We have been using SVN on >svn.debian.org to coordinate the package and will be maintaining it as >a team using Alioth at: > >https://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-spca5xx/ > >If you wish you can check out the source from

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-24 Thread Stephen Birch
Hi Guys Just to bring you all up to date. We have been using SVN on svn.debian.org to coordinate the package and will be maintaining it as a team using Alioth at: https://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-spca5xx/ If you wish you can check out the source from svn+alioth://svn.debian.org/svn/pkg-spc

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Stephen Birch
Do you have any experience with hotplug and dbus? It would be cool if we could tie this all together so when a camera is plugged in an appropriate application pops up. Steve -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Stephen Birch
Folks, We are on our way. > Your project registration for Alioth has been approved. > > Project Full Name: Debian packaging of spca5xx drivers > Project Unix Name: pkg-spca5xx > CVS Server: cvs.pkg-spca5xx.alioth.debian.org > Shell/Web Server: pkg-spca5xx.alioth.debian.org > > Your D

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Stephen Birch
Kel Modderman([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2005-09-23 04:16: > Sounds like a crap idea to me. I don't care whether my particular > package has never had contact with the official debian distribution > before. I've tried my best to improve on my package with each release > and adhere to the strict debian poli

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Stephen Birch
Otavio Salvador([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2005-09-22 14:36: > Stephen Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > You propose hijacking the package! Why on earth would you do > > that? I am playing very much by the rules. > > Well, first time I ping you is more then a mounth ago. You had a lot > of ti

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Otavio Salvador
Kel Modderman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Anyway, to cut the story short, I don't want to have another bad > experience, so just put the project into svn on Alioth. Let everybody > look at it, propose some items that could be improved or worked on and > discuss what actually needs to be done and

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Kel Modderman
Hi, By the time I saw this, there were a volley of replies to this first attempt at contact. Stephen Birch wrote: >Hi Kel and Itay > >One of the packages I have been planning for Debian is the spca5xx >package for which I filed a ITP some time back. Since I believed my >NM application was short

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Stephen Birch
Okay .. I have looked over both packages and the kanotix one is slightly more polished of the two IMHO. They are both good :-) I copied the code to here and can set up a SVN repos tomorrow as required. http://imsmail.org/spca5xx I have not used Alioth before but have taken your suggestion and re

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Otavio Salvador
Stephen Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Okay .. I have looked over both packages and the kanotix one is > slightly more polished of the two IMHO. They are both good :-) Ok. > I copied the code to here and can set up a SVN repos tomorrow as required. > > http://imsmail.org/spca5xx Will look

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Otavio Salvador
Stephen Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You propose hijacking the package! Why on earth would you do > that? I am playing very much by the rules. Well, first time I ping you is more then a mounth ago. You had a lot of time to work on it and didn't. This is clear since you asked to take

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Otavio Salvador
Stephen Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It so happens that one of my other packages containing a new upstream > release is still stuck waiting for the sponsor to get around to > uploading. There is no way I wanted to repeat that experience. Well, there's a http://sponsors.debian.net service

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Stephen Birch
Otavio Salvador([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2005-09-22 11:01: > I think you should be the maintainer of it. Also, I think this kinda WTF Now I am stunned. 1. My reasons for not wishing to use a sponsor are valid. 2. It was quite reasonable to expect that my NM would complete soon and so the anticipated

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Stephen Birch
Hi Itay (and other interested folks) Itay Ben-Yaacov([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2005-09-22 06:50: > Of course I have no problem of you taking my package and building upon it, or > of being > co-maintainer. On the other hand, I do not understand why you wish to remove > changelog entries, > and do not g

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Itay Ben-Yaacov
Dear Stephen and everyone else, Of course I have no problem of you taking my package and building upon it, or of being co-maintainer. On the other hand, I do not understand why you wish to remove changelog entries, and do not give you my permission to do so. You may of course receieve such per

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Otavio Salvador
Itay Ben-Yaacov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Dear Stephen and everyone else, Hello, > Of course I have no problem of you taking my package and building upon it, or > of being > co-maintainer. On the other hand, I do not understand why you wish to remove > changelog entries, > and do not give

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Otavio Salvador
Stephen Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Rechecking the ITP I noticed that Itay Ben-Yaacov pointed out that you > guys both have a package already complete. There is no point in > reinventing the wheel so Id like to use your work. I agree about this. I think this can be co-maintained and may

Bug#304819: spca5xx debian package

2005-09-22 Thread Stephen Birch
Hi Kel and Itay One of the packages I have been planning for Debian is the spca5xx package for which I filed a ITP some time back. Since I believed my NM application was shortly to be completed I decided to not use my normal sponsor for this package preferring to wait until I could do my own upl