Hello everybody, Am 02/04/2011 01:46 PM, schrieb Stefano Zacchiroli: > I was then wondering how we could better contribute to the work so that > the guide is not only useful for Ubuntu, but also for Debian and, more > generally, for all derivative distributions.
I'm very happy to see interest in the project. Iain and I worked on the spec and the announce together and I think I should add a few comments about where the project is coming from and which problem it is trying to solve. The Ubuntu Packaging Guide (or whatever it might be called in the near future) is not trying to replace any existing documentation, like the Debian Policy or the Debian New Maintainer's Guide. Instead it's very simply trying to give answers to common questions like: * how do I update a package to a new upstream version, * how do I test-build a package, * how do I fix a small bug, * how do I propose change for inclusion in Ubuntu, * etc. The biggest problem we have when training new developers is that there's a million and one different ways to do it and a thousand and two different tools that do the job. We want to provide a simple way that is going to work out in most of the cases. Of course there's always going to be a fine balance between "making it simple" and "making it work in most cases" and there's obviously going to be tension when trying to decide on whatever tool does the job. I'm very interested to hear from others how we can solve problems regarding distro-specific parts. The experience I'd love Ubuntu contributors to have is that they get a guide they feel is tailored to them, so for example if they intend to fix bug, they are also pointed to Harvest (harvest.ubuntu.com) or Launchpad bugs, so they can check out and see if the problem was already fixed by somebody else, also that Ubuntu Distributed Development is mentioned and all the rest of it. The modest start of the documentation can be viewed at http://daniel.holba.ch/temp/guide/ Thanks Stefano for passing this on. Have a great day, Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
