Dear Jonathan and EPEL team, Thank you for your feedback.
I apologize if my message caused concern or appeared unusual. That was certainly not my intention. I was under the impression that contributing to package reviews and revivals could demonstrate technical ability for sponsorship, even when the packages already exist. I now understand the correct procedure and will follow the official documentation accordingly. Regarding past community discussions, I would like to clarify that my motivation has always been to contribute meaningfully, especially to fill gaps in EPEL where packages are missing or outdated. I realize that communication style can be misinterpreted across cultures and platforms, and I will do my best to be more mindful moving forward. Thank you again for taking the time to respond. Sincerely, Akiyoshi Kurita (FAS: redadmin) 2025年6月20日(金) 0:42 Jonathan Wright via epel-devel <epel-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org>: > > Both of these packages already exist. You cannot request sponsorship for > existing packages. In these cases if you want them in EPEL 10 you simply > need to follow the process to request them. > > As a few others have mentioned, your requests feel very much like social > engineering (both the Fedora/EPEL emails, and your previous ones within the > AlmaLinux community). Hopefully we're all wrong and it's misguided > enthusiasm but everything you keep sending feels very, very weird. > > The documentation on becoming a packager is very clear on how to proceed. [1] > > 1. > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/package-maintainers/Joining_the_Package_Maintainers/ > > On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM Akihito Kurita <akito5...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Dear EPEL team, >> >> My name is Akiyoshi Kurita (FAS: redadmin, GitHub: redadmin-k). >> >> I have recently submitted and maintained several packages for EPEL10, >> including: >> >> - gftp: >> Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2373111 >> Bodhi: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2025-9bfbd2ec69 >> >> - meld: >> Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2373107 >> Bodhi: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2025-54f83a552a >> >> All packages include tested SPEC files, full build logs, and >> validation on AlmaLinux 10. >> >> I kindly ask for your sponsorship to join the packager group so that I >> can contribute more directly and maintain additional packages. I am >> committed to the long-term stability of EPEL for production systems >> and hope to further expand the ecosystem with practical, well-tested >> packages. >> >> Note: Although the Bodhi update for `meld` >> (FEDORA-EPEL-2025-54f83a552a) was formally submitted by another >> contributor (dmaphy), the initial RFE (Bug 2373107) and the >> verification of the package on AlmaLinux 10 were carried out by me. >> >> My contribution included rebuilding `meld` using mock for EPEL10, >> validating its functionality, and documenting the request with logs >> and SPEC/SRPM structure in the Bugzilla report. >> >> This technical groundwork allowed the package to be adopted and >> finalized quickly. >> >> I include this as part of my overall contribution history for EPEL. >> >> Thank you for your time and consideration. >> >> Best regards, >> Akiyoshi Kurita (FAS: redadmin) >> -- >> _______________________________________________ >> epel-devel mailing list -- epel-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to epel-devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org >> Fedora Code of Conduct: >> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ >> List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >> List Archives: >> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/epel-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org >> Do not reply to spam, report it: >> https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue > > > > -- > Jonathan Wright > AlmaLinux OS Foundation > Mattermost: chat > -- > _______________________________________________ > epel-devel mailing list -- epel-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to epel-devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/epel-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue -- _______________________________________________ epel-devel mailing list -- epel-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to epel-devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/epel-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
