Re: Intro and Seeking Sponsor
Geert Stappers schreef op 2019-06-26 07:58: On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 03:46:41PM -0600, Daniele Nicolodi wrote: On 25-06-2019 08:40, swiftg...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All, I may be missing something, but what does you utility do that is not handled by 'du -h | sort -h | tail -n 20' ? Please do `apt show ncdu` ( NC as in ncurses, but pronounce as "nice" and DU is indeed Disk Usage ) On the subject of short (two letter) commands. I deemed ``ncdu'' nice enough to be deserving of a very short command. So I added alias DU=ncdu to my profile. What commands are the easiest available is somewhat personal. So this is better than having a /usr/bin/DU program. Also one tends to forget things. Trying to remember ncdu back in a couple of months may be frustating. The profile file can serve as a reminder of things one found useful in the past. Groetjes Albert -- Suffering is the prerogative of the strong, the weak -- perish. Albert van der Horst
Re: Intro and Seeking Sponsor
On 25/06/2019 23:58, Geert Stappers wrote: > On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 03:46:41PM -0600, Daniele Nicolodi wrote: >> One of the criteria for software to enter Debian is it being generally >> useful and balance the added functionality with the inevitable resources >> that will be required to keep a package in the archive. In this case, >> unless I am missing something, your utility does not offer any function >> that cannot be readily obtained combining standard utilities already in >> Debian. This is also a balance in discoverability: anyone familiar with >> an Unix command line would find the above solution more quickly reading >> the relevant man pages, than searching the archive for a package doing >> the same. Additionally, because of the flat hierarchy of the binaries >> in $PATH, I think that any command line utility with a two characters >> name is very likely to incur in a name collision. > > That is mostly true but it mismatches > Subject: Intro and Seeking Sponsor How is what I wrote not relevant for a request for sponsor? Cheers, Dan
Re: Intro and Seeking Sponsor
On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 03:46:41PM -0600, Daniele Nicolodi wrote: > On 25-06-2019 08:40, swiftg...@gmail.com wrote: > } -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > } Hash: SHA256 > } > } Hello, > } I would like to learn how to properly submit and maintain a package for > } Debian. While I have been using/supporting/developing on Linux for more > } than a couple decades, this experience has been on rpm based systems. > } > > I have written a simple command line utility in Rust that I hope may be > > useful to others. The repo is https://github.com/swiftgist/diskspace. I > > am releasing a minimal debian package currently and need a sponsor. > } > } While I have been reading the Debian Developer's Reference and archives > } of the debian-mentors list, please direct me to anything that would be > } useful. Thanks for your time. > } > > Hello Eric, Hello All, > I may be missing something, but what does you utility do that is not > handled by 'du -h | sort -h | tail -n 20' ? Please do `apt show ncdu` ( NC as in ncurses, but pronounce as "nice" and DU is indeed Disk Usage ) > One of the criteria for software to enter Debian is it being generally > useful and balance the added functionality with the inevitable resources > that will be required to keep a package in the archive. In this case, > unless I am missing something, your utility does not offer any function > that cannot be readily obtained combining standard utilities already in > Debian. This is also a balance in discoverability: anyone familiar with > an Unix command line would find the above solution more quickly reading > the relevant man pages, than searching the archive for a package doing > the same. Additionally, because of the flat hierarchy of the binaries > in $PATH, I think that any command line utility with a two characters > name is very likely to incur in a name collision. That is mostly true but it mismatches Subject: Intro and Seeking Sponsor Doing now what I could / should have done last night when I saw the original message Welcome Your introduction message has been seen. I do hope that you will find your way and that you do come with many good questions. For now some general advice * be owner (main stake holder) of what you deam important * join the Debian rustlang team[1] * file a RFS bugreport * your mom[2] is not in Debian, your new friends are Groeten Geert Stappers DD Footnotes [1] I don't know if it exists and how active it is [2] The person who took care of your problems when EVERTHING was new -- Leven en laten leven signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: Intro and Seeking Sponsor
On 25-06-2019 08:40, swiftg...@gmail.com wrote: > I have written a simple command line utility in Rust that I hope may be > useful to others. The repo is https://github.com/swiftgist/diskspace. I > am releasing a minimal debian package currently and need a sponsor. Hello Eric, I may be missing something, but what does you utility do that is not handled by 'du -h | sort -h | tail -n 20' ? One of the criteria for software to enter Debian is it being generally useful and balance the added functionality with the inevitable resources that will be required to keep a package in the archive. In this case, unless I am missing something, your utility does not offer any function that cannot be readily obtained combining standard utilities already in Debian. This is also a balance in discoverability: anyone familiar with an Unix command line would find the above solution more quickly reading the relevant man pages, than searching the archive for a package doing the same. Additionally, because of the flat hierarchy of the binaries in $PATH, I think that any command line utility with a two characters name is very likely to incur in a name collision. Cheers, Dan
Intro and Seeking Sponsor
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