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Bug #676391 [sponsorship-requests] RFS: unpaper/0.4.1-1 [ITA]
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Your message dated Sat, 23 Jun 2012 06:20:07 +
with message-id e1sijhx-0003us...@quantz.debian.org
and subject line closing RFS: xboxdrv/0.8.4-1
has caused the Debian Bug report #678212,
regarding RFS: xboxdrv/0.8.4-1
to be marked as done.
This means that you claim that the problem has been
Hi Bob,
I've reviewed the latest version of your packaging, and I'd be happy to
upload it. Thank you very much for all the work that you've put into the
package. Unwinding all the of the patches into quilt format in particular
is quite impressive (and I suspect will make it easier for other
Russ Allbery r...@debian.org writes:
* The formatting of the man page isn't great. There are a few places that
seem to have spurious line breaks (the --append documentation, for
example), and it's traditional to have a blank line between each option
documented in OPTIONS. The second
Thx much for packing this, much appreciated!
Daniel Stender
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On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 10:46:09PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
Bart Martens ba...@debian.org writes:
The previous package maintainers are also copyright holders of debian/*
so debian/copyright needs an update for that.
While a package sponsor can of course ask for whatever they'd like
Bart Martens ba...@debian.org writes:
We know that authors are not the same as copyright holders.
Debian-policy uses should for the authors and must for the
copyright information.
I don't agree with this interpretation of Debian Policy, and I don't
follow it for my own packages.
To be
Bart Martens wrote:
Bob Proulx wrote:
Bart Martens wrote:
The file debian/copyright should name the original authors, and
David Keppel is such an author.
I have looked through many copyright files and do not see one that
does this. See for example this one along with many others:
On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 11:21:09PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
Hi Bob,
I've reviewed the latest version of your packaging, and I'd be happy to
upload it. Thank you very much for all the work that you've put into the
package. Unwinding all the of the patches into quilt format in particular
Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com writes:
To answer my own question it is stated here:
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-docs.html#s-copyrightfile
In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream sources
(if any) were obtained, and should name the original authors.
So
Dear Bob,
you can find many recent copyright files in the following subversion repository.
http://svn.debian.org/viewvc/collab-qa/packages-metadata/
Each time a binary package is uploaded, its copyright file is refreshed in this
Subversion repository if the source package was itself stored in
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 12:08:36AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
Bart Martens ba...@debian.org writes:
We know that authors are not the same as copyright holders.
Debian-policy uses should for the authors and must for the
copyright information.
I don't agree with this interpretation of
Bart Martens ba...@debian.org writes:
That authors are not the same as copyright holders is simply a fact
regardless of what debian-policy states. For example, the programmer
who wrote some software can be the author and the company the
programmer was working for can be the copyright holder.
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 12:27:06AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
Bob Proulx b...@proulx.com writes:
To answer my own question it is stated here:
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-docs.html#s-copyrightfile
In addition, the copyright file must say where the upstream sources
Bart Martens ba...@debian.org writes:
The file time-1.7/time.c contains this:
Originally written by David Keppel pa...@cs.washington.edu.
So David Keppel is an original author as meant in debian-policy.
It is a mystery to me why you interpret debian-policy that in this case
the Free
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 12:54:10AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
Bart Martens ba...@debian.org writes:
That authors are not the same as copyright holders is simply a fact
regardless of what debian-policy states. For example, the programmer
who wrote some software can be the author and the
Russ Allbery r...@debian.org writes:
Bart Martens ba...@debian.org writes:
That authors are not the same as copyright holders is simply a
fact regardless of what debian-policy states. For example, the
programmer who wrote some software can be the author and the
company the programmer
Bart Martens ba...@debian.org writes:
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 12:54:10AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
Bart Martens ba...@debian.org writes:
That authors are not the same as copyright holders is simply a
fact regardless of what debian-policy states. For example, the
programmer who wrote some
Hi Simon,
Many thanks for your input.
On 06/22/2012 05:29 PM, Simon Chopin wrote:
I can't download the most recent tarball from [5], the server gives me
back a 404 error. I haven't tried the other tarballs though.
Fixed.
In debian/control, wget and httracks are in Build-Depends. It seems
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 01:15:55AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
Bart Martens ba...@debian.org writes:
(...)
And I'm sorry for my tone in some of my earlier messages. I had a really
obnoxious week and didn't do a very good job of keeping that out of my
tone.
Apology accepted. There was only
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 06:54:17PM +1000, Ben Finney wrote:
Russ Allbery r...@debian.org writes:
Bart Martens ba...@debian.org writes:
That authors are not the same as copyright holders is simply a
fact regardless of what debian-policy states. For example, the
programmer who wrote
p12 tir...@yahoo.co.uk writes:
On 06/22/2012 05:29 PM, Simon Chopin wrote:
I am not sure in what extent this is mandatory for non-D[MD]s, but
people in Debian usually disclose their civilian name. If you intend to
apply for DM or DD status, you would have to disclose it eventually for
the
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 02:05:32AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
Bart Martens ba...@debian.org writes:
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 12:54:10AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
Bart Martens ba...@debian.org writes:
That authors are not the same as copyright holders is simply a
fact regardless of what
On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 03:07:43AM +0300, Boris Pek wrote:
I am looking for a sponsor for my package sgml-data.
You say QA upload below, I guess you don't mean to adopt the package,
right?
Thanks for taking care of this package. This upload fixes at least one
RC bug.
Hi,
Thank you for a reply.
I am looking for a sponsor for my package sgml-data.
You say QA upload below, I guess you don't mean to adopt the package,
right?
Yes, right. That phrase is from template on m.d.n.
Thanks for taking care of this package. This upload fixes at least one
RC bug.
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 01:12:54AM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
Bart Martens wrote:
Bob Proulx wrote:
Bart Martens wrote:
The file debian/copyright should name the original authors, and
David Keppel is such an author.
I have looked through many copyright files and do not see one that
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 02:55:40PM +0300, Boris Pek wrote:
* The description still contains the homepage.
Hmm, is it a problem? I don't see nothing about it in the Debian Policy [1].
That lintian note was about missed homepage field which is possibly present
in
description.
[1]
Le Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 02:30:38PM +0200, Helmut Grohne a écrit :
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 02:55:40PM +0300, Boris Pek wrote:
* The description still contains the homepage.
Hmm, is it a problem? I don't see nothing about it in the Debian Policy [1].
That lintian note was about missed
Why NMU? First freeze is soft and QA uploads and even upload with
increasing of
version are allowed. Isn't it? But yes, this can be hard for release team.
Because once the freeze is in effect only RC bug fixes are allowed in.
So the changes need to be minimal at that point. My NMU does
Hi,
I am trying to package the authoritative PowerDNS server in a way that
allows Upstream to use my packaging as well. Additional to the normal
dynamically linked builds, they would like to have a statically linked
binary package as well, which should not be in Debian but only in
their builds.
Hi Marc,
On 23.06.2012 15:17, Marc Haber wrote:
How can I build two flavors of a program with different configure
parameters if upstream does not properly handle out-of-tree building
and I do not want to ditch dh?
You copy the source tree as a preparation and recurse into all flavors
for the
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 03:23:03PM +0200, Arno Töll wrote:
On 23.06.2012 15:17, Marc Haber wrote:
How can I build two flavors of a program with different configure
parameters if upstream does not properly handle out-of-tree building
and I do not want to ditch dh?
You copy the source tree
Hi paulproteus, pabs, daemonkeeper,
Here is a list of packages to be removed from mentors:
http://qa.debian.org/~bartm/wnpp-rfs-mentors/toremovefrommentors.txt
I count currently 124 packages on the list. The list is updated daily.
I have contacted you before about this, but apparently you have
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 03:23:03PM +0200, Arno Töll wrote:
On 23.06.2012 15:17, Marc Haber wrote:
How can I build two flavors of a program with different configure
parameters if upstream does not properly handle out-of-tree building
and I do not want to ditch dh?
You copy the source tree
Le 23/06/2012 à 16:29, Bart Martens ba...@debian.org écrivit :
Hi paulproteus, pabs, daemonkeeper,
Here is a list of packages to be removed from mentors:
http://qa.debian.org/~bartm/wnpp-rfs-mentors/toremovefrommentors.txt
I count currently 124 packages on the list. The list is updated
On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 07:42:20PM +0200, Nicolas Dandrimont wrote:
Le 23/06/2012 à 16:29, Bart Martens ba...@debian.org écrivit :
Hi paulproteus, pabs, daemonkeeper,
Here is a list of packages to be removed from mentors:
Hi bart,
Made a new version of ptop's copyright file with every file in it.
I hope its oke now, if so can you upload it ?
To access further information about this package, please visit the following
URL:
http://mentors.debian.net/package/ptop
Alternatively, one can download the package
Dear mentors,
I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 2.1.5+dfsg-1 of the
package fceux, which was before called fceu. FCEUX is a very
capable NES (Original 8-bit Nintendo) emulator, with a GTK and SDL
front-end.
Joe Nahmias je...@debian.org is the current holder of the ITP of
this
Hell again,
I forgot to CC Joe.
I also forgot to talk about the heisenbug I've been chasing the last
few days, which appears to be caused by newer binary-only nvidia
drivers. Basically, they often cause a crash within a minute of
loading a game. Details can be read at:
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA1
Package: sponsorship-requests
Severity: wishlist
Dear mentors,
I am looking for a sponsor for my package e2defrag. This package used to be
known as defrag,
and was removed from the archive back in 2008 due to being abandoned by its
authors and
Hi Boris,
I’ve taken care of the RC bug for now, so the freeze won’t be a
problem. I’ve not got the time to look at your suggested package,
and I personally do not like dh 5 plus Helmut raised a few
points. (Note that an arch:all package can’t be binNMU’d, and an
orphaned package should not be
Hi,
I’ve taken care of the RC bug for now, so the freeze won’t be a
problem.
Yes, I've got the messages from BTS. You forgot to close bug #606038.
I'll close it.
I’ve not got the time to look at your suggested package,
As usual.
Like this, you two’ve got more time to get the package
Russ Allbery wrote:
* The formatting of the man page isn't great. There are a few places that
seem to have spurious line breaks (the --append documentation, for
example),
That appears to have been some spurious spaces in bad places in the
man page. Fixed.
and it's traditional to have
Boris Pek dixit:
I’ve taken care of the RC bug for now, so the freeze won’t be a
problem.
Yes, I've got the messages from BTS. You forgot to close bug #606038.
Sorry, didn't see that one (I had a look at the BTS, but didn’t audit
the complete package as I just needed to fix the issue at
Hello Phillip,
Thanks for picking up this package.
Here are some comments
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