Bug#820733: Guidelines for sensible package synopsis (was: Bug#820733: RFS: Series/1.0 [ITP] -- Keep track of your favourite TV series)

[Gianfranco Costamagna]

Hi again,

stuff to do:

fix lintian, make a real copyright file, fix flags, fix useless files, convert 
the format to quilt...

come back if you don't know how to fix issues, when you have a larger userbase, 
and when you learn how
to tag release, remove useless stuff and *not* commit binaries on git :)


and the package has to build on a clean pbuilder/sbuild environment


there is a lot of work to do here!
(I suggest you to go on irc oftc and ask on -mentors, or click on the link on 
mentors website, each
lintian warning has an explanation that helps in fixing it)


cheers,

G.


Il Martedì 12 Aprile 2016 20:57, Giorgio Sartore  ha 
scritto:



Hi Gianfranco,
thank you for your answer. I've uploaded the package to 
https://mentors.debian.net/package/series
I'm almost sure I made a few mistakes, so please tell me what to do to fix them.
Best regards
Giorgio
Il 12/apr/2016 14:28, "Gianfranco Costamagna"  ha 
scritto:

Hi Giorgio
>
>
>http://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers
>
>this should help.
>
>
>cheers,
>
>G.
>
>
>Il Martedì 12 Aprile 2016 13:36, Giorgio Sartore  ha 
>scritto:
>
>
>
>Hi all,
>thank you for your hints. I'll update the synopsis as soon as possibile.
>I know that I've uploaded the source code yesterday, but I'm working on it 
>since about a month, in my free time. The project started as a personal 
>program, recently I thought that it could be useful to other people. So, I'd 
>like to share it with all Debian users.
>Anyway, can you please guide me through this process? It's my first time. May 
>I have some chances to get it published?
>Thank you very much.
>Regards,
>Giorgio
>Il 12/apr/2016 07:30, "Ben Finney"  ha scritto:
>
>Tiago Ilieve  writes:
>>
>>> Hi Sartore,
>>>
>>> On 11 April 2016 at 16:36, Sartore Giorgio (Mani)  
>>> wrote:
>>> > series - keep track of your favourite TV series
>>>
>>> […] I would like to ask you to close this bug and open a new one when
>>> the package is more mature and have a few more users.
>>
>>When starting that Debian package, please follow the guidelines for the
>>package description.
>>
>>For example:
>>
>>frobnicator of grellicules
>>
>>The test to apply is detailed in the Developer's Reference §6.2.2:
>>
>>Technically this is a noun phrase minus articles, as opposed to a
>>verb phrase. A good heuristic is that it should be possible to
>>substitute the package name and synopsis into this formula:
>>
>>The package ‘name’ provides {a,an,the,some} synopsis.
>>
>>So, the synopsis “keep track of your favourite TV series” makes that
>>sentence:
>>
>>The package ‘series’ provides a keep track of your favourite TV series.
>>
>>This doesn't make sense, and so the synopsis should be re-written to be
>>a noun phrase.
>>
>>--
>> \   “It is a part of probability that many improbable things will |
>>  `\   happen.” —Aristotle, _Poetics XXV_, 335 BCE |
>>_o__)  |
>>Ben Finney 
>>
>

Bug#820733: Guidelines for sensible package synopsis (was: Bug#820733: RFS: Series/1.0 [ITP] -- Keep track of your favourite TV series)

[Giorgio Sartore]

Hi Gianfranco,
thank you for your answer. I've uploaded the package to

https://mentors.debian.net/package/series

I'm almost sure I made a few mistakes, so please tell me what to do to fix
them.

Best regards
Giorgio
Il 12/apr/2016 14:28, "Gianfranco Costamagna"  ha
scritto:

> Hi Giorgio
>
>
> http://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers
>
> this should help.
>
>
> cheers,
>
> G.
>
>
> Il Martedì 12 Aprile 2016 13:36, Giorgio Sartore  ha
> scritto:
>
>
>
> Hi all,
> thank you for your hints. I'll update the synopsis as soon as possibile.
> I know that I've uploaded the source code yesterday, but I'm working on it
> since about a month, in my free time. The project started as a personal
> program, recently I thought that it could be useful to other people. So,
> I'd like to share it with all Debian users.
> Anyway, can you please guide me through this process? It's my first time.
> May I have some chances to get it published?
> Thank you very much.
> Regards,
> Giorgio
> Il 12/apr/2016 07:30, "Ben Finney"  ha
> scritto:
>
> Tiago Ilieve  writes:
> >
> >> Hi Sartore,
> >>
> >> On 11 April 2016 at 16:36, Sartore Giorgio (Mani) 
> wrote:
> >> > series - keep track of your favourite TV series
> >>
> >> […] I would like to ask you to close this bug and open a new one when
> >> the package is more mature and have a few more users.
> >
> >When starting that Debian package, please follow the guidelines for the
> >package description.
> >
> >For example:
> >
> >frobnicator of grellicules
> >
> >The test to apply is detailed in the Developer's Reference §6.2.2:
> >
> >Technically this is a noun phrase minus articles, as opposed to a
> >verb phrase. A good heuristic is that it should be possible to
> >substitute the package name and synopsis into this formula:
> >
> >The package ‘name’ provides {a,an,the,some} synopsis.
> >
> >So, the synopsis “keep track of your favourite TV series” makes that
> >sentence:
> >
> >The package ‘series’ provides a keep track of your favourite TV
> series.
> >
> >This doesn't make sense, and so the synopsis should be re-written to be
> >a noun phrase.
> >
> >--
> > \   “It is a part of probability that many improbable things will |
> >  `\   happen.” —Aristotle, _Poetics XXV_, 335 BCE |
> >_o__)  |
> >Ben Finney 
> >
>

Bug#820733: Guidelines for sensible package synopsis (was: Bug#820733: RFS: Series/1.0 [ITP] -- Keep track of your favourite TV series)

[Gianfranco Costamagna]

Hi Giorgio


http://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers

this should help.


cheers,

G.


Il Martedì 12 Aprile 2016 13:36, Giorgio Sartore  ha 
scritto:



Hi all,
thank you for your hints. I'll update the synopsis as soon as possibile.
I know that I've uploaded the source code yesterday, but I'm working on it 
since about a month, in my free time. The project started as a personal 
program, recently I thought that it could be useful to other people. So, I'd 
like to share it with all Debian users.
Anyway, can you please guide me through this process? It's my first time. May I 
have some chances to get it published? 
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Giorgio
Il 12/apr/2016 07:30, "Ben Finney"  ha scritto:

Tiago Ilieve  writes:
>
>> Hi Sartore,
>>
>> On 11 April 2016 at 16:36, Sartore Giorgio (Mani)  
>> wrote:
>> > series - keep track of your favourite TV series
>>
>> […] I would like to ask you to close this bug and open a new one when
>> the package is more mature and have a few more users.
>
>When starting that Debian package, please follow the guidelines for the
>package description.
>
>For example:
>
>frobnicator of grellicules
>
>The test to apply is detailed in the Developer's Reference §6.2.2:
>
>Technically this is a noun phrase minus articles, as opposed to a
>verb phrase. A good heuristic is that it should be possible to
>substitute the package name and synopsis into this formula:
>
>The package ‘name’ provides {a,an,the,some} synopsis.
>
>So, the synopsis “keep track of your favourite TV series” makes that
>sentence:
>
>The package ‘series’ provides a keep track of your favourite TV series.
>
>This doesn't make sense, and so the synopsis should be re-written to be
>a noun phrase.
>
>--
> \   “It is a part of probability that many improbable things will |
>  `\   happen.” —Aristotle, _Poetics XXV_, 335 BCE |
>_o__)  |
>Ben Finney 
>

Bug#820733: Guidelines for sensible package synopsis (was: Bug#820733: RFS: Series/1.0 [ITP] -- Keep track of your favourite TV series)

[Giorgio Sartore]

Hi all,
thank you for your hints. I'll update the synopsis as soon as possibile.

I know that I've uploaded the source code yesterday, but I'm working on it
since about a month, in my free time. The project started as a personal
program, recently I thought that it could be useful to other people. So,
I'd like to share it with all Debian users.

Anyway, can you please guide me through this process? It's my first time.
May I have some chances to get it published?

Thank you very much.

Regards,
Giorgio
Il 12/apr/2016 07:30, "Ben Finney"  ha scritto:

> Tiago Ilieve  writes:
>
> > Hi Sartore,
> >
> > On 11 April 2016 at 16:36, Sartore Giorgio (Mani) 
> wrote:
> > > series - keep track of your favourite TV series
> >
> > […] I would like to ask you to close this bug and open a new one when
> > the package is more mature and have a few more users.
>
> When starting that Debian package, please follow the guidelines for the
> package description.
>
> For example:
>
> frobnicator of grellicules
>
> The test to apply is detailed in the Developer's Reference §6.2.2:
>
> Technically this is a noun phrase minus articles, as opposed to a
> verb phrase. A good heuristic is that it should be possible to
> substitute the package name and synopsis into this formula:
>
> The package ‘name’ provides {a,an,the,some} synopsis.
>
> So, the synopsis “keep track of your favourite TV series” makes that
> sentence:
>
> The package ‘series’ provides a keep track of your favourite TV series.
>
> This doesn't make sense, and so the synopsis should be re-written to be
> a noun phrase.
>
> --
>  \   “It is a part of probability that many improbable things will |
>   `\   happen.” —Aristotle, _Poetics XXV_, 335 BCE |
> _o__)  |
> Ben Finney 
>

Bug#820733: Guidelines for sensible package synopsis (was: Bug#820733: RFS: Series/1.0 [ITP] -- Keep track of your favourite TV series)

[Ben Finney]

Tiago Ilieve  writes:

> Hi Sartore,
>
> On 11 April 2016 at 16:36, Sartore Giorgio (Mani)  wrote:
> > series - keep track of your favourite TV series
>
> […] I would like to ask you to close this bug and open a new one when
> the package is more mature and have a few more users.

When starting that Debian package, please follow the guidelines for the
package description.

For example:

frobnicator of grellicules

The test to apply is detailed in the Developer's Reference §6.2.2:

Technically this is a noun phrase minus articles, as opposed to a
verb phrase. A good heuristic is that it should be possible to
substitute the package name and synopsis into this formula:

The package ‘name’ provides {a,an,the,some} synopsis.

So, the synopsis “keep track of your favourite TV series” makes that
sentence:

The package ‘series’ provides a keep track of your favourite TV series.

This doesn't make sense, and so the synopsis should be re-written to be
a noun phrase.

-- 
 \   “It is a part of probability that many improbable things will |
  `\   happen.” —Aristotle, _Poetics XXV_, 335 BCE |
_o__)  |
Ben Finney 

Bug#820733: RFS: Series/1.0 [ITP] -- Keep track of your favourite TV series

[Tiago Ilieve]

Hi Sartore,

On 11 April 2016 at 16:36, Sartore Giorgio (Mani)  wrote:
> Dear mentors,
>
> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "series":
>
> Package name: series
> Version : 1.0
> Upstream Author : Sartore Giorgio 
> URL : https://github.com/Mani-GS/series.git
> License : GPL 3
>
> It builds those binary packages:
>
> series - keep track of your favourite TV series

Actually this isn't a Debian package. It's an upstream repository for
an application that can possibly be packaged for Debian. In this case,
you do not want a Request for Sponsorship (RFS) but a Request for
Package (RFP).

Anyway, the repository itself is less than 12 hours old and the
application probably doesn't have any userbase besides the upstream
author, which is you. I would like to ask you to close this bug and
open a new one when the package is more mature and have a few more
users.

Regards,
Tiago.

-- 
Tiago "Myhro" Ilieve
Blog: https://blog.myhro.info/
GitHub: https://github.com/myhro
LinkedIn: https://br.linkedin.com/in/myhro
Montes Claros - MG, Brasil

Bug#820733: RFS: Series/1.0 [ITP] -- Keep track of your favourite TV series

[Sartore Giorgio (Mani)]

Package: sponsorship-requests
Severity: normal [important for RC bugs, wishlist for new packages]

Dear mentors,

I am looking for a sponsor for my package "series":

Package name: series
Version : 1.0
Upstream Author : Sartore Giorgio 
URL : https://github.com/Mani-GS/series.git
License : GPL 3

It builds those binary packages:

series - keep track of your favourite TV series

To access further information about this package (or download it), please visit 
the following URL:

https://github.com/Mani-GS/series.git

Regards,
  G. Sartore