Re: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-23 Thread Andrea Borgia
Eero Tamminen wrote: > I was recently notified that in extras repository some package for > which I've been marked as maintainer, was causing an SSU (testing) > issue. Any chance said package is liblzo2-2 ? If so, I am the uploader as noted here: https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6286#c2

Re: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Anderson Lizardo
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Nathan Anderson wrote: > Jeremiah, > >        Thanks -- I have no issues with dropping my name into the maintainer > field; I just didn't want to steal any credit from the "real" authors of > those things that I just repackaged.   I do know the language of everythi

Re: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Anderson Lizardo
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Eero Tamminen wrote: > There must be somebody who is responsible for the uploaded package and > some way to contact him.  The uploader must have somehow verified that > the package isn't e.g. malicious (even if it's just taken from a trusted > source). > > If it's

Re: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Anderson Lizardo
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Jeremiah Foster wrote: > The changelog is a must, but changing the maintainer name in the > debian/control file is also a must, according to maemo packaging policy. Here > is the policy in pdf: WARNING PDF!  >> > https://maemo.org/forrest-images/pdf/maemo-polic

RE: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Simon Pickering
> Thanks -- I have no issues with dropping my name into > the maintainer field; I just didn't want to steal any credit > from the "real" authors of > those things that I just repackaged. I do know the language > of everything > I've repackages; and could probably muddle my way through

RE: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Nathan Anderson
velopers-boun...@maemo.org] On Behalf Of Jeremiah Foster Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:40 AM To: maemo-developers@maemo.org Subject: Re: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification? On Jan 22, 2010, at 5:17 PM, Nathan Anderson wrote: > Ok, I think I must be confused; I

Re: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Eero Tamminen
Hi, ext Marcin Juszkiewicz wrote: Dnia piątek, 22 stycznia 2010 o 14:03:18 Andrew Flegg napisał(a): On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:59, Simon Pickering wrote: I'd suggest that the autobuilder checks to see that the uploader's email address is included in one of the *Maintainer fields; but there i

Re: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Jeremiah Foster
2010 7:00 AM > To: 'Jeremiah Foster'; maemo-developers@maemo.org > Subject: RE: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer > verification? > > > >>> What checks there are in place to verify that the package uploader >>> and the package maintainer f

RE: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Nathan Anderson
ginal Message- From: maemo-developers-boun...@maemo.org [mailto:maemo-developers-boun...@maemo.org] On Behalf Of Simon Pickering Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 7:00 AM To: 'Jeremiah Foster'; maemo-developers@maemo.org Subject: RE: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verifi

Re: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Jeremiah Foster
On Jan 22, 2010, at 2:19 PM, Ed Bartosh wrote: > 2010/1/22 Andrew Flegg : >> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:59, Simon Pickering >> wrote: >>> >>> I'd suggest that the autobuilder checks to see that the uploader's email >>> address is included in one of the *Maintainer fields; but there is the >>>

Re: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Marcin Juszkiewicz
Dnia piątek, 22 stycznia 2010 o 14:03:18 Andrew Flegg napisał(a): > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:59, Simon Pickering wrote: > > I'd suggest that the autobuilder checks to see that the uploader's email > > address is included in one of the *Maintainer fields; but there is the > > slight problem of w

RE: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Simon Pickering
> >> I'd suggest that the autobuilder checks to see that the > >> uploader's email > >> address is included in one of the *Maintainer fields; but > >> there is the > >> slight problem of what happens when someone is uploading > >> someone else's > >> package (e.g. as a favour when they are aw

Re: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Ed Bartosh
2010/1/22 Andrew Flegg : > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:59, Simon Pickering > wrote: >> >> I'd suggest that the autobuilder checks to see that the uploader's email >> address is included in one of the *Maintainer fields; but there is the >> slight problem of what happens when someone is uploading s

Re: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Andrew Flegg
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:59, Simon Pickering wrote: > > I'd suggest that the autobuilder checks to see that the uploader's email > address is included in one of the *Maintainer fields; but there is the > slight problem of what happens when someone is uploading someone else's > package (e.g. as a

RE: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Simon Pickering
> > What checks there are in place to verify that the package > > uploader and > > the package maintainer field (shown to people who install > > the packages) > > match? > > I think Niels has a check for that in the QA software he has > written, in fact, I am certain of it. :) This check doe

Re: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Eero Tamminen
Hi, ext Jeremiah Foster wrote: On Jan 22, 2010, at 11:49 AM, Eero Tamminen wrote: I was recently notified that in extras repository some package for which I've been marked as maintainer, was causing an SSU (testing) issue. However, I hadn't uploaded that package. The package was from SDK tool

Re: Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Jeremiah Foster
On Jan 22, 2010, at 11:49 AM, Eero Tamminen wrote: > Hi, > > I was recently notified that in extras repository some package for > which I've been marked as maintainer, was causing an SSU (testing) > issue. > > However, I hadn't uploaded that package. > > The package was from SDK tools reposito

Maemo extras repository package uploader/maintainer verification?

2010-01-22 Thread Eero Tamminen
Hi, I was recently notified that in extras repository some package for which I've been marked as maintainer, was causing an SSU (testing) issue. However, I hadn't uploaded that package. The package was from SDK tools repository were I was the correct contact person for that package. The packag