Hi Simon, Le 21/03/2012 13:13, Simon McVittie a écrit : > On 20/03/12 23:16, Fernando Lemos wrote: > If the fork is just python-mpd with a few patches (as he states in the > upstream bug report), one option for moving forward is to review those > patches, check that they are as correct as they can be, and ask > python-mpd's upstream to review and integrate them - if you can save him > some work by fixing obvious errors, and point to that as evidence that > you know what you're doing, he might even be willing for you to help to > maintain python-mpd upstream.
As I already state on python-mpd upstream tracker [0], forking the project is the worse solution IMHO. Jörg Thalheim (aka Mic92) and I have made all we can to avoid the fork, but upstream author choose another way which I respect and understand. > Another possible way forward, if the fork has to remain forked, would be > for the maintainer of the fork ("Mic92"?) to rename the Python module; > then the fork and the original can compete on their own merits, > applications can choose one or the other, and Debian doesn't have to > decide which one gets to have the "mpd" name. If he can't think of any > better distinguishing feature, using his name or nickname or initials or > something would be better than nothing. ("from micmpd import ..."?) Actually the reason the fork act as a drop in replacement for python-mpd is that we first though python-mpd's upstream was "MIA" and the project abandoned. We were proved wrong, the project is dormant and your proposition make sense Simon. For now on, I will wait and see how the situation evolves with upstreams and related projects. [0] comment 13, mar 12, 2012: <http://jatreuman.indefero.net/p/python-mpd/issues/7/#ic36> Thanks all of you for your concern and advices :) Cheers, Geoff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-python-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4f69e99a.7000...@azylum.org