Does a rejected package require a version bump?
My original submission was rejected while in the FTP Master's NEW queue and required a minor correction. Should I bump the version with a new changelog entry when I resubmit it or should I just keep it at the initial entry? -- Sent from my Nexus 4 with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
Bug#1063884: RFS: python-autodocsumm/0.2.12-1 [ITP] -- API that automatically extends sphinx (common documentation)
Package: sponsorship-requests Severity: wishlist Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "python-autodocsumm": * Package name : python-autodocsumm Version : 0.2.12-1 Upstream contact : Philipp S. Sommer * URL : https://github.com/Chilipp/autodocsumm * License : Apache-2.0 * Vcs : https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/python-autodocsum Section : python The source builds the following binary packages: python3-autodocsumm - API that automatically extends sphinx python-autodocsumm-doc - API that automatically extends sphinx (common documentation) To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL: https://mentors.debian.net/package/python-autodocsumm/ Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command: dget -x https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/python-autodocsumm/python-autodocsumm_0.2.12-1.dsc Changes for the initial release: python-autodocsumm (0.2.12-1) unstable; urgency=medium . * Initial release. (Closes: #1063633) Regards, Marcos Rodrigues de Carvalho (aka oday)
Handling a file with mixed copyrights
I have a project where most files are under the original author copyright and license, but within one source file, there is a different copyright as it is copied from another source. The section of code in question is delineated with comments indicating the start and end. It is under a different copyright and license that the rest of the file or source tree, in general. How should I best indicate this in d/copyright? My current approach is to have a Files: * stanza which is the majority of the source tree and a separate Files: stanza pointing to this specific file with it's copyright and license. In the comments property, I'll indicate that this stanza only applies to a section of this file as delineated by comments and that the rest of the file should be in the default copyright and license listed above. Is this sufficient? Here is the code in question: https://github.com/brave/adblock-rust/blob/dd970f26bc5877bef68f9e29d26db19c2f65b34b/src/resources/resource_storage.rs#L23 And here is my current example: https://salsa.debian.org/penguin359/debcargo-conf/-/blob/e8d22158840e1e40385e7f01dceaa0074b4d37e4/src/adblock/debian/copyright#L32 Thanks, -- Loren M. Lang lor...@north-winds.org http://www.north-winds.org/ Public Key: http://www.north-winds.org/lorenl_pubkey.asc Fingerprint: 7896 E099 9FC7 9F6C E0ED E103 222D F356 A57A 98FA signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#1063840: marked as done (RFS: python-airspeed/0.6.0-1 -- Python template engine)
Your message dated Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:18:48 +0100 with message-id <1497ea6b-7d9e-4660-bafa-aaf6f13cf...@debian.org> and subject line Re: RFS: python-airspeed/0.6.0-1 -- Python template engine has caused the Debian Bug report #1063840, regarding RFS: python-airspeed/0.6.0-1 -- Python template engine to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact ow...@bugs.debian.org immediately.) -- 1063840: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1063840 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems --- Begin Message --- Package: sponsorship-requests Severity: normal Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "python-airspeed": * Package name : python-airspeed Version : 0.6.0-1 Upstream contact : Steve Purcell * URL : https://github.com/purcell/airspeed * License : BSD-2-Clause * Vcs : https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/python-airspeed Section : python The source builds the following binary packages: python3-airspeed - Python template engine To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL: https://mentors.debian.net/package/python-airspeed/ Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command: dget -x https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/python-airspeed/python-airspeed_0.6.0-1.dsc Changes since the last upload: python-airspeed (0.6.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium . * fix package short description * update debian standards version to 4.6.2 * add multi-arch specifier * execute tests with unittest * New upstream version 0.6.0 Regards, -- Siemens AG, Technology Linux Expert Center --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- I have forwarded your request to #debian-python. Please use that channel for Python Team RFS.--- End Message ---
Bug#1063763: marked as done (RFS: python-shtab/1.6.5-1 -- Automagic shell tab completion for Python CLI applications)
Your message dated Tue, 13 Feb 2024 23:18:55 +0100 with message-id and subject line Re: RFS: python-shtab/1.6.5-1 -- Automagic shell tab completion for Python CLI applications has caused the Debian Bug report #1063763, regarding RFS: python-shtab/1.6.5-1 -- Automagic shell tab completion for Python CLI applications to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact ow...@bugs.debian.org immediately.) -- 1063763: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1063763 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems --- Begin Message --- Package: sponsorship-requests Severity: normal Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "python-shtab": * Package name : python-shtab Version : 1.6.5-1 Upstream contact : supp...@iterative.ai * URL : https://docs.iterative.ai/shtab/ * License : Apache-2.0 * Vcs : https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/python-shtab Section : python The source builds the following binary packages: python3-shtab - Automagic shell tab completion for Python CLI applications To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL: https://mentors.debian.net/package/python-shtab/ Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command: dget -x https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/python-shtab/python-shtab_1.6.5-1.dsc Changes since the last upload: python-shtab (1.6.5-1) unstable; urgency=medium . * New upstream version 1.6.5 Regards, -- Siemens AG, Technology Linux Expert Center --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- I have forwarded your request to #debian-python. Please use that channel for Python Team RFS.--- End Message ---
Bug#1063861: RFS: astro/0.25.1-1 [ITP] -- Gemini web browser using shell script
Package: sponsorship-requests Severity: wishlist Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "astro": * Package name : astro Version : 0.25.1-1 Upstream contact : Brian Mayer * URL : https://github.com/blmayer/astro * License : Expat * Vcs : https://salsa.debian.org/akashdoppalapudi/astro Section : net The source builds the following binary packages: astro - Gemini web browser using shell script To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL: https://mentors.debian.net/package/astro/ Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command: dget -x https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/a/astro/astro_0.25.1-1.dsc Changes for the initial release: astro (0.25.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium . * Initial release. (Closes: #1036734) Regards, Akash Doppalapudi OpenPGP_0xBCBCAE31ECE05007.asc Description: OpenPGP public key OpenPGP_signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#1063704: marked as done (RFS: tiny-initramfs/0.1-5.1 [NMU] [RC] -- Minimalistic initramfs implementation (automation))
Your message dated Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:02:14 +0100 with message-id and subject line Re: Bug#1063704: RFS: tiny-initramfs/0.1-5.1 [NMU] [RC] -- Minimalistic initramfs implementation (automation) has caused the Debian Bug report #1063704, regarding RFS: tiny-initramfs/0.1-5.1 [NMU] [RC] -- Minimalistic initramfs implementation (automation) to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact ow...@bugs.debian.org immediately.) -- 1063704: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1063704 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems --- Begin Message --- Package: sponsorship-requests Severity: important X-Debbugs-Cc: christ...@iwakd.de -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for "tiny-initramfs". The current version of the package is unusable with kernel packages with version 6.6.3-1~exp1 or greater, because it does not support compressed modules. This NMU contains a targeted fix to enable support for XZ compressed modules. I opened bug #1063142 6 days ago, so far without response from Christian Seiler, the maintainer. According to https://contributors.debian.org/contributor/chris_se/ Christian has not been active in Debian since 2021. That's why I decided to propose this NMU. The below VCS URL is no longer active. The packaging was already imported in Salsa at https://salsa.debian.org/debian/tiny-initramfs and I'm testing some bigger packaging changes in my fork at https://salsa.debian.org/viccie30/tiny-initramfs. * Package name : tiny-initramfs Version : 0.1-5.1 Upstream contact : Christian Seiler * URL : https://github.com/chris-se/tiny-initramfs/ * License : GPL-2+, GPL-3+ * Vcs : https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/tiny-initramfs.git Section : utils The source builds the following binary packages: tiny-initramfs - Minimalistic initramfs implementation (automation) tiny-initramfs-core - Minimalistic initramfs implementation (core tools) To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL: https://mentors.debian.net/package/tiny-initramfs/ Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command: dget -x https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/t/tiny-initramfs/tiny-initramfs_0.1-5.1.dsc Changes since the last upload: tiny-initramfs (0.1-5.1) unstable; urgency=high . * Non-maintainer upload. * Decompress kernel modules included in initramfs. (Closes: #1063142) - -- Vriendelijke groet, Kind regards, Victor Westerhuis -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iQJHBAEBCAAxFiEE6OxII3T+o0Ujs6ECQz2Rq5dHQPsFAmXIqzgTHHZpY3RvckB3 ZXN0ZXJodS5pcwAKCRBDPZGrl0dA+3QGD/90vFeAtsjTVWxw/W88+KV9WWp5HS4S t380m73WMciSqK8tA94xiem+6kwVkgTr5VeKvNPKBiRhlhkXVAJiqoVmg9xTY7oh bmOb9vghXCQ81+KINiE9gkBzYHdeTF+OLalN0Vjwn1R1yvQFNgi7uB/bArfR4qv8 ytFzoqwFYURfuyVV5H+l5xhOl0q1BsNeShGQQGIhtH6rDvNhBdHIN6CAXMHkwIV8 E1SAxVTvK2oSW7tU6wCYlwG2pXmPsFxRwjDE1l4gL3mjm0yRbfjMP8h9e7AfKVSf 9GD88xrNGPxsKGFgEfCkm4ndzoF3JqypIjpI8Xw8Zm/OHnrVobxAI84zvJB1tCeX fOYmO3HHOPzNDecJ6idWGddjXdjuQDGepbT/ZJ3qzxIPaCCPBMkGLrkmfM+sb1eg voRhYA36Fen1sM75rBbEx6b+tWhnb8b/lVmVHI553FhQoo+Off0/vaQGzVKf+AEw O5hU6e8BpPaAB8XyLYpehm1+fhO4MMf6jDhK+a7kFeHugPNL92GbnKKcbR5yVcoU TqlXYyU1rULqALU8fozYIm/pfZm9iPrCxe23Cj3ziJ0cRBteOe8L9FV+pzr8F5Q2 72JIYsJ3Q24tLVuLVyFzYVyR2Yp778+bz6bcj+b0C1mY9HmbnkaVrc0/q/R/KVMb 01fIJEX7ZkkTAg== =cfoH -END PGP SIGNATURE- --- End Message --- --- Begin Message --- Hi Victor, uploaded to DELAYED/5 and sent the nmudiff to the package. Thanks for your contributions to Debian! Cheers, -- tobi On Sun, Feb 11, 2024 at 12:10:48PM +0100, Victor Westerhuis wrote: > Package: sponsorship-requests > Severity: important > X-Debbugs-Cc: christ...@iwakd.de > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 > > Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor for "tiny-initramfs". The current version of > the package is unusable with kernel packages with version 6.6.3-1~exp1 > or greater, because it does not support compressed modules. This NMU > contains a targeted fix to enable support for XZ compressed modules. > > I opened bug #1063142 6 days ago, so far without response from Christian > Seiler, the maintainer. According to > https://contributors.debian.org/contributor/chris_se/ Christian has not > been active in Debian since 2021. That's why I decided to propose this > NMU. > > The below VCS URL is no longer active. The packaging was already > imported in Salsa at https://salsa.debian.org/debian/tiny-initramfs and > I'm testing some bigger packaging changes in my fork at > https://salsa.de
Bug#1063704: RFS: tiny-initramfs/0.1-5.1 [NMU] [RC] -- Minimalistic initramfs implementation (automation)
Hi Victor, uploaded to DELAYED/5 and sent the nmudiff to the package. Thanks for your contributions to Debian! Cheers, -- tobi On Sun, Feb 11, 2024 at 12:10:48PM +0100, Victor Westerhuis wrote: > Package: sponsorship-requests > Severity: important > X-Debbugs-Cc: christ...@iwakd.de > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 > > Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor for "tiny-initramfs". The current version of > the package is unusable with kernel packages with version 6.6.3-1~exp1 > or greater, because it does not support compressed modules. This NMU > contains a targeted fix to enable support for XZ compressed modules. > > I opened bug #1063142 6 days ago, so far without response from Christian > Seiler, the maintainer. According to > https://contributors.debian.org/contributor/chris_se/ Christian has not > been active in Debian since 2021. That's why I decided to propose this > NMU. > > The below VCS URL is no longer active. The packaging was already > imported in Salsa at https://salsa.debian.org/debian/tiny-initramfs and > I'm testing some bigger packaging changes in my fork at > https://salsa.debian.org/viccie30/tiny-initramfs. > > * Package name : tiny-initramfs >Version : 0.1-5.1 >Upstream contact : Christian Seiler > * URL : https://github.com/chris-se/tiny-initramfs/ > * License : GPL-2+, GPL-3+ > * Vcs : > https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/tiny-initramfs.git >Section : utils > > The source builds the following binary packages: > > tiny-initramfs - Minimalistic initramfs implementation (automation) > tiny-initramfs-core - Minimalistic initramfs implementation (core tools) > > To access further information about this package, please visit the following > URL: > > https://mentors.debian.net/package/tiny-initramfs/ > > Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command: > > dget -x > https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/t/tiny-initramfs/tiny-initramfs_0.1-5.1.dsc > > Changes since the last upload: > > tiny-initramfs (0.1-5.1) unstable; urgency=high > . >* Non-maintainer upload. >* Decompress kernel modules included in initramfs. (Closes: #1063142) > > - -- > Vriendelijke groet, Kind regards, > > Victor Westerhuis > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > > iQJHBAEBCAAxFiEE6OxII3T+o0Ujs6ECQz2Rq5dHQPsFAmXIqzgTHHZpY3RvckB3 > ZXN0ZXJodS5pcwAKCRBDPZGrl0dA+3QGD/90vFeAtsjTVWxw/W88+KV9WWp5HS4S > t380m73WMciSqK8tA94xiem+6kwVkgTr5VeKvNPKBiRhlhkXVAJiqoVmg9xTY7oh > bmOb9vghXCQ81+KINiE9gkBzYHdeTF+OLalN0Vjwn1R1yvQFNgi7uB/bArfR4qv8 > ytFzoqwFYURfuyVV5H+l5xhOl0q1BsNeShGQQGIhtH6rDvNhBdHIN6CAXMHkwIV8 > E1SAxVTvK2oSW7tU6wCYlwG2pXmPsFxRwjDE1l4gL3mjm0yRbfjMP8h9e7AfKVSf > 9GD88xrNGPxsKGFgEfCkm4ndzoF3JqypIjpI8Xw8Zm/OHnrVobxAI84zvJB1tCeX > fOYmO3HHOPzNDecJ6idWGddjXdjuQDGepbT/ZJ3qzxIPaCCPBMkGLrkmfM+sb1eg > voRhYA36Fen1sM75rBbEx6b+tWhnb8b/lVmVHI553FhQoo+Off0/vaQGzVKf+AEw > O5hU6e8BpPaAB8XyLYpehm1+fhO4MMf6jDhK+a7kFeHugPNL92GbnKKcbR5yVcoU > TqlXYyU1rULqALU8fozYIm/pfZm9iPrCxe23Cj3ziJ0cRBteOe8L9FV+pzr8F5Q2 > 72JIYsJ3Q24tLVuLVyFzYVyR2Yp778+bz6bcj+b0C1mY9HmbnkaVrc0/q/R/KVMb > 01fIJEX7ZkkTAg== > =cfoH > -END PGP SIGNATURE- >
Bug#1057098: marked as done (RFS: runit/2.1.2-57 -- system-wide service supervision)
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: sponsorship-requests
Severity: normal
Dear mentors,
I am looking for a sponsor for my package "runit":
* Package name : runit
Version : 2.1.2-57
Upstream contact : Gerrit Pape
* URL : http://smarden.org/runit/
* License : BSD-3-clause, GPL-3+, CC0-1.0
* Vcs : https://salsa.debian.org/debian/runit
Section : admin
The source builds the following binary packages:
runit - system-wide service supervision
runit-run - service supervision (systemd and sysv integration)
getty-run - runscripts to supervise getty processes
runit-init - system-wide service supervision (as init system)
To access further information about this package, please visit the
following URL:
https://mentors.debian.net/package/runit/
Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this
command:
dget -x
https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/r/runit/runit_2.1.2-57.dsc
git:
https://salsa.debian.org/debian/runit/-/tree/next?ref_type=heads
Changes since the last upload:
runit (2.1.2-57) experimental; urgency=medium
.
* Stage {1,2,3,} and ctraltdel: change PATH order
* runit.preinst: print a message on unmerged systems
warning that such configuration is expected
to fail to boot very soon.
* trigger_sv: incorporate sv_wtime code (Closes: #1057095)
* invoke-run: improve test for bin metafile
* 40-runit: forward non standard actions to
sysv scripts (Closes: #1057094)
* Drop runit-systemd empty package,
it's an empty transitional package since
Bullseye (Closes: #1038301)
Regards,
Lorenzo
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Hi Lorenzo,
thanks for following up!
You've misunderstood me with NEWS file (but this is not a stopper for
the upload.)
What I meant is that the NEWS file is that old that it should be
removed. (Debhelper just pointed me to the file, even if it did
not correctly disagnose the issue)
This is even more correct if debhelper decided to strip out that
version from d/changelog anyways, users will not get this NEWS
files displayed, and the information in it shouldn't be relveant
anymore.
So my suggestion would be to just rm it.
As said, that can be done later; I'll upload after sending this
mail...
--
tobi
On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 03:30:43PM +0100, Lorenzo wrote:
> Control: tags -1 -moreinfo
>
> Hi Tobi,
> thanks for having a look at this package :)
> Uploaded again to mentors with the following changes:
> - removed message in preinst (no longer useful, see below)
> - cleaned up obsolete lintian tag to avoid a new lintian error
>
> new links:
>
> https://mentors.debian.net/package/runit/
>
> dget -x
> https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/r/runit/runit_2.1.2-57.dsc
>
> Git repo (updated):
> https://salsa.debian.org/debian/runit/-/tree/next?ref_type=heads
>
>
> > There is a lintian warning:
> > W debian-news-entry-has-unknown-version
> > 2.1.2-14 [usr/share/doc/getty-run/NEWS.Debian.gz:1]
>
> this was fixed in Debhelper [1], now the NEWS file is automatically
> trimmed
>
> > the warning of unmerged systems will stop booting soon MUST
> > be in Debian.NEWS, preinst is the wrong place and it will be
> > very likely missed. NEWS is a well-known mechanism to convey
> > important information.
> >
> > On the other hand, is this warning acutally required? Once this will
> > get a real issue, Depend: on usr-is-merged and you should
> > be set. If you cannot tell when that is, enforce it now, as non-merged
> > systems are no longer supported anyway.
> >
>
> The message was targeted downstream (especially Devuan) where the merged
> layout is not enforced but no plan was made to actively support unmerged
> layout. A relevant share of users in testing/unstable where running with
> the system not merged with no clue that the system was about to break.
>
> The problem with the NEWS file is that people don't have apt-listchanges
> installed and also the NEWS can't be displayed conditionally (only to
> unmerged systems).
>
> The message is already in runit_2.1.2-54+usrmerge (unstable/testing)
> a
Bug#1063840: RFS: python-airspeed/0.6.0-1 -- Python template engine
Package: sponsorship-requests Severity: normal Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "python-airspeed": * Package name : python-airspeed Version : 0.6.0-1 Upstream contact : Steve Purcell * URL : https://github.com/purcell/airspeed * License : BSD-2-Clause * Vcs : https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/python-airspeed Section : python The source builds the following binary packages: python3-airspeed - Python template engine To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL: https://mentors.debian.net/package/python-airspeed/ Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command: dget -x https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/python-airspeed/python-airspeed_0.6.0-1.dsc Changes since the last upload: python-airspeed (0.6.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium . * fix package short description * update debian standards version to 4.6.2 * add multi-arch specifier * execute tests with unittest * New upstream version 0.6.0 Regards, -- Siemens AG, Technology Linux Expert Center
Bug#1063839: lwm: fixed bugs, lintian clean, cross compiles, please review
Package: sponsorship-requests Severity: normal X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-cr...@lists.debian.org, s...@debian.org, np.bam...@gmail.com I have forked lwm so that my work can be reviewed: https://salsa.debian.org/npbamber/lwm If this is approved please grant me permission so I can keep the repository up to date. I am happy with my work here, but I can list somethings potential sponsors might appreciate being pointed out: #920091 - adoption: I have been through the Debian induction process about a decade ago. So I know what packaging involves even if I have things to learn or relearn. My life is more stable now than then, so I am not going to take on long term commitments I can't handle. I will review packages before trying to adopt them. If I don't feel comfortable with this commitment I will just do a QA upload, not touch the package or perhaps even discuss removal of a package. #1031650 - I fixed the trivial typo. However I strongly believe a minimalist window manager should strongly advertise how to start an xterm as it can be hard to get started otherwise. So I made this clear in the control description. #1051010 - I have done what I feel most appropriate here. The first part (systemd environment) is easy to test. The second part - portals - are a bit harder. My journey there is documented on the bug report. If this is not adequate I need some advice. Cross compilation: I had to undertake radical surgery here. The general strategy was to start with upstream's backup makefile and make it as debhelper compliant as possible. However on the opertaing table the patient went through numerous crises. Like flags not being passed onto the compiler (notably dropping hardening.) I checked the old build logs against the new build logs. There were decisions to be made. I was biased to caution but I sought strategiclaly not to get in debhelper's way. All these issues are now resolved. It was quite hard to know how to describe this in the changelog. Lintian: the only overrides are because upstream is inactive and I see no point in contacting them. Rules-Requires-Root: It clearly does not require root to build and I have marked it as such. However the Lintian explanation for this warning is a little bit scary. I did try it both before and after making the change and the only diffoscope difference appeared to be an 8 year difference in certain timestamps. I found this pretty odd. I really appreciate any time and effort you can put into this. Nicholas
Re: Regarding: New contributor question, where to start
73, Darren Tomblin KC9JJJ > On Feb 13, 2024, at 3:12 AM, Geert Stappers wrote: > > Hello Darren, > >> On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 02:58:48AM -0500, Darren Tomblin wrote: >>> On Feb 12, 2024, at 1:20 AM, Geert Stappers wrote: >>> Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 07:07:55AM +0100, Geert Stappers wrote: > On Sun, Feb 11, 2024 at 05:04:41PM -0500, Darren Tomblin wrote: > Hi > > I’m wondering what I have to do to say I want to work on a bug I’ve > searched for this and can’t find anything I don’t know if I was > searching for the right thing Just start somewhere. >>> >>> If the first "thingy" is too heavy to lift, try a next "thingy". >>> If also too heavy, try the next. Do know that you learn with each >>> attempt. Allow yourself to start small and to fail often. >>> Having fun with finding how to contribute to libre software >>> is already contributing to libre software. >>> >>> Welcome >>> >> >> I’m wanting to work on ones already reported > > > Share that information with the mailinglist. > > You did sent it only to me. My time, our time, will be more effective > if we discuss this non-private stuff at the Debian Mentors mailinglist. > > > Another advice: > Make it possible that people can read in the discussion order, > reply below previous text. > > > Still feel welcome. > hi sorry about that I’m blind and wasn’t paying attention. I’m wanting to > work on bugs already reported thanks > >> 73, >> Darren Tomblin KC9JJJ > > > Groeten > Geert Stappers > Debian Developer > -- > Silence is hard to parse
