On 03/08/07, Marc-André Lureau wrote: > *Ready* :) ready to what? Release it? How does that happen? you just have to > put it in the incoming queue?
Yes. But before that, I'd like to respond to all your earlier mails. First of all, you weren't actually being rude. It's just that it took time for me to take proper note of the fact that you've already spent a lot of time preparing the package. And, it got me to see your CDBS package, which looks very neat, and it was a learning experience for me as well. Now, adding you to collab-maint is Loic's task, since you've asked him. About [EMAIL PROTECTED], it's the e-mail address which can be used to specify various tags on Debian bugs. For example, some of the mails I sent earlier (making me the owner, then returning ownership to you), were all done with the simple commands at the top of the mail and CC'ing them to control. It's pretty easy, see the e-mail related link and "Advanced..." link in bugs.debian.org and you should be up to speed in no time. > Kumar ? would you like to take care of it? Should we do co-maintenance? > I don't know how that could work, but sounds good :) Since you've done bulk of the packaging work, it is only correct that you be the maintainer of the package. But, if you say, I'd love to help out on the package. Co-maintaining is like this: you're the maintainer, and I'm the co-maintainer. If this is the case, you achieve two goals. One is, you are accepting me as a partner in maintaining, and we cooperate when the package is updated, with e-mail exchanges and uploads. Second, if you are too busy when the package needs attention, and I'm free, I can attend to it and initiate the upload, and vice-versa. And if you accept me as co-maintainer, <selfish>this package will be listed as a package in my Debian QA page</selfish>! :-D Now, to finish off things and hand it over to Loic, once you get the account added to collab-maint, check out the stuff using the svn+ssh:// command which Loic mentioned. Then, edit the control file and add me as Uploader, just below Loic's name. Then, about the changelog, I think a fresh, clean changelog is needed, though Loic can confirm on this one. You should change UNRELEASED to unstable, and ensure that you say "Initial Release: (Closes: #398198)" as one of the changelog entries. Then, just do an svn-buildpackage with proper options and upload the built package somewhere (mentors?) from where Loic picks it up and uploads it to ftp-master. Clear? :-) Then, I think we'll have to tag the version in svn or something, but that's something I don't know much about. Loic should clear this doubt. So, just get going, and let's see the package enter Debian! Thanks for the effort, and all the best! :-) Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah, 458, Jamuna Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600036
