Re: Debian Math Team

2021-10-30 Thread Nilesh Patra
On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 05:05:32PM +0200, Gard Spreemann wrote: Hi, > That being said, my opinion on the matter is not a strong > one, and if a math team is indeed formed, please do add me to it (Salsa > user "gspr"). Done, thanks! > I currently maintain the following math packages: gudhi,

Re: Debian Math Team

2021-10-30 Thread Gard Spreemann
Torrance, Douglas writes: > During the Debian Science BoF at this year's DebConf, there was some > discussion of creating a team devoted to packaging mathematical software. > > This seemed like a pretty good idea, so I figured that I'd go ahead and > start working on getting it set up. I've

Re: unmaintained potential important CaRMetal (GeoGebra alike)

2021-10-30 Thread Mattia Rizzolo
On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 10:15:15AM +0200, Ben Tris wrote: > This package can probably be updated to version 4.3 from 2019. > I think it is written in the Java language therefore also cc to Java list. > > CaRMetal is probably more advanced than GeoGebra in Debian. > > Already made a reply with

Re: Debian Math Team

2021-10-30 Thread Nilesh Patra
Hi On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 11:26:32AM +0200, Ole Streicher wrote: > Anton Gladky writes: > > well, I think that it just increases a fragmentation. > > Based on my own experience with debian-astro, I don't see this as a > problem: If there is enough enhusiasm, an own blend gives much more >

Re: Debian Math Team

2021-10-30 Thread Nilesh Patra
Hi, On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 02:52:25PM +0300, Andrius Merkys wrote: > On 2021-10-30 14:45, Anton Gladky wrote: >>From my point of view, we have enough really useful work in Debian which >> needs to be done (fixing bugs, adding autopkgtests, setting-up >> CI-pipelines etc.) >> instead of moving

Re: Debian Math Team

2021-10-30 Thread Nilesh Patra
Hi Andrius, Thanks for replying. See below :- On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 10:33:02AM +0300, Andrius Merkys wrote: > Hi, > > On 2021-10-29 20:31, Torrance, Douglas wrote: > > During the Debian Science BoF at this year's DebConf, there was some > > discussion of creating a team devoted to packaging

Re: Debian Math Team

2021-10-30 Thread Charles Plessy
Hi all, I found this quote of myself from 2007: > Last year, I was thinking about starting something like « Debian > Biology », and Andreas Tille suggested me to join the Debian-Med project > instead. I think that I would hardly have acheived anyhing if I had not > listened to his advice.

Re: Debian Math Team

2021-10-30 Thread Steffen Möller
While I agree, this may also be good thing. There will be more Sprints (I hope) with then more people that are brought to our community at large. And Debian so far does very well in keeping all those fragments together. Best, Steffen On 30.10.21 01:55, Anton Gladky wrote: Hi Doug, well, I

Re: Debian Math Team

2021-10-30 Thread Andrius Merkys
On 2021-10-30 14:45, Anton Gladky wrote: > I do not see any benefits from creating a one-more team. It decreases > definitely bus-factor of the package, will unlikely increase their quality > and for end-users it is mostly not visible, in what team it is maintained. > > Sure, feel free to create

Re: Debian Math Team

2021-10-30 Thread Anton Gladky
I do not see any benefits from creating a one-more team. It decreases definitely bus-factor of the package, will unlikely increase their quality and for end-users it is mostly not visible, in what team it is maintained. Sure, feel free to create it, if you want, but please do not move any

Re: Debian Math Team

2021-10-30 Thread Ole Streicher
Anton Gladky writes: > well, I think that it just increases a fragmentation. Based on my own experience with debian-astro, I don't see this as a problem: If there is enough enhusiasm, an own blend gives much more possibilities and a more fine-grained structure for packaging, and a higher

Re: Debian Math Team

2021-10-30 Thread Andrius Merkys
Hi, On 2021-10-29 20:31, Torrance, Douglas wrote: > During the Debian Science BoF at this year's DebConf, there was some > discussion of creating a team devoted to packaging mathematical software. I agree with Anton here. I do not see how further fragmentation of debian-science could benefit it.

Re: Debian Math Team

2021-10-30 Thread Nilesh Patra
On Sat, 30 Oct, 2021, 12:27 pm Ben Tris, wrote: > Just want to notice > > Debian Science > https://blends.debian.org/science/tasks/mathematics > https://blends.debian.org/science/tasks/mathematics-dev > Debian edu > https://blends.debian.org/edu/tasks/mathematics > > Debian packages has a

Re: Debian Math Team

2021-10-30 Thread Ben Tris
Just want to notice Debian Science https://blends.debian.org/science/tasks/mathematics https://blends.debian.org/science/tasks/mathematics-dev Debian edu https://blends.debian.org/edu/tasks/mathematics Debian packages has a mathematics category