I changed the owner of this bug to me. Should I open a new ITP bug?
Regards,
Carlos
2012/6/25 Bart Martens <[email protected]>
> On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:32:28AM -0300, Carlos Jordão wrote:
> > 2012/6/24 Bart Martens <[email protected]>
> >
> > > Hi Carlos,
> > >
> > > This RFS is marked [ITP], but is there an ITP bug ?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Bart Martens
> > >
> > Hi Bart,
> >
> > I'm sorry, I didn´t understand your question.
>
> No problem.
>
> >
> > I developed it, we (me and some colleagues) use it on a few projects, but
> > it can benefit everyone who needs a stronger string comparison than usual
> > means, for the portuguese language.
> >
> > This package doesn´t exist in debian distribution, so a I followed the
> > instructions to Request for package,
>
> There is a difference between these :
> - "request for package" = RFP
> - "intent to package" = ITP
> - "request for sponsorship" = RFS
>
> RFP is for requesting some software to be packaged in Debian, but invite
> other
> people to do the work. ITP is for expressing that you intend to do that
> work.
> RFS is for requesting a prepared package to be reviewed and accepted into
> Debian.
>
> You seem to have followed the instructions for RFS, and that is OK.
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=677564
>
> > to include it into debian. I
> > understand this software is valuable, has reached some mature as program
> > and there is a paper about it.
> >
> > If I misunderstood the steps to ask for inclusion into debian, I´m sorry,
>
> No problem.
>
> > and I would like some advice how to propose it.
>
> Information on RFP and ITP can be found here:
> http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/
>
> What you want to do now, is register an ITP and to set yourself as the
> owner of
> that ITP.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bart Martens
>
