I can well understand that most seasoned Ubuntu Developers are avoiding UDD. I tend to avoid it (mostly for bandwidth reasons), but the new users seem to be using it. Looking at the sponsorship queue, 3/4 of the requests right now are UDD merge proposals. And the current documentation isn't UDD-oriented.
So either people are wanting to learn the most future-proof methods, or they prefer to use VCSs. New ubuntu developers have mostly heard that they can do packaging in bzr, and they want to learn that first. I don't discourage it unless they are working with quilt. > Except right now UDD is the advanced feature that's not suitable for new users. I agree that UDD has some major issues (particularly: out of date branches, quilt), but it may be too late, we could have already lost this one. Obviously these docs do need to include non-UDD workflows too, but I'd be hesitant to move UDD to an appendix. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Packaging Guide Team, which is subscribed to Ubuntu Packaging Guide. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/792381 Title: Not really an "Ubuntu Packaging Guide" Status in Ubuntu Packaging Guide: New Bug description: This guide only covers UDD, not the tools and processes that (I believe) most Ubuntu developers use. It should either reflect the mature and reliable toolset that is normallly used or be renamed to make it clear this is not a general packaging guide. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-packaging-guide/+bug/792381/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-packaging-guide-team Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-packaging-guide-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
