> On 11/24/2010 05:31 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "pdkindle". Please note that I >> am not currently a subscriber to the debian-mentors mailing list. > > and please, do not CC me, I read the list :) > >> * Package name : pdkindle >> Version : 1.1.0-1 >> Upstream Author : Joseph Patterson<[email protected]> >> * URL : >> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/pdkindle > > This field is generally for the upstream URL where the source was > obtained.
I am unwilling to pay for a fixed IP address so that my upstream source IP is subject to change at the whim of comcast. I concur that sourceforce might be a reasonable alternative (as noted below). > >> * License : GPL >> Section : text >> >> It builds these binary packages: >> pdkindle - Public Domain reading program for plain text books > > Although I have not researched this, I am sure that Amazon has > trademarked the word Kindle, so I'm not sure pdkindle would be a > generally acceptable name without causing a ruckus at some point. Perhaps renaming to "readaloud" might be a more benign package name. > >> My motivation for maintaining this package is: I first created it in >> 2004 >> and continue to like it. > > Ah, you are upstream :) I would suggest at least a minimal site for > upstream source tracking where new version tarballs can be found. The > debian/watch file is used by uscan to look for new versions on the > upstream site. It could be as simple as a github, bitbucket, or > sourceforge page. > > I have not had any further look at the package, since these were my > first couple reactions to your note. > > -- > Kind regards, > Michael > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
