Re: Orphaning debmirror
Siggy Brentrup deb...@psycho.i21k.de writes: Hi, sorry for the late reply, we were celebrating my wife's birthday at the seaside until yesterday late in the evenign. On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 17:53 +0100, Steve Kemp wrote: On Fri Jul 31, 2009 at 18:47:58 +0200, Siggy Brentrup wrote: Who wrote debmirror? Without installing I can't find out since only maintainers are listed in the PTS. Look at the copyright file: e.g. http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/d/debmirror/debmirror_20070123/debmirror.copyright Thanks for this link, imbecile me to overlook that while on the debmirror page. I'm asking because there's a lot of perl code in Debian I wouldn't even think about touching due to the author's programming style. If you only care about the style why not actually download it and examine it? because a one line answer containg certain names would have saved me the hassle to do exactly what you are asking me to do. In the dark ages I used to have to understand their code, it took much more time than I usally want to invest; so if I have a choice: no thanks. Thanks Siggy -- Please don't Cc: me when replying, I might not see either copy. bsb-at-psycho-dot-informationsanarchistik-dot-de or:bsb-at-psycho-dot-i21k-dot-de O ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org I doubt there is much style left in the code. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Orphaning debmirror
On Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 10:36 +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: I doubt there is much style left in the code. Thanks for this helpful line :) Siggy -- Please don't Cc: me when replying, I might not see either copy. bsb-at-psycho-dot-informationsanarchistik-dot-de or:bsb-at-psycho-dot-i21k-dot-de O ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Orphaning debmirror
Goswin von Brederlow wrote: Ok, you've got it unless you find someone else. Probably best to give it a few days for others to raise their hand as well. Looks like I'm stuck with it :-) I'll first contact Goswin privately for some practical matters and then decide on how to maintain the package. My thanks to the people who offered help with the package. I'll contact you once I've gotten some basic things figured out for myself. Cheers, FJP -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Orphaning debmirror
Hi, sorry for the late reply, we were celebrating my wife's birthday at the seaside until yesterday late in the evenign. On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 17:53 +0100, Steve Kemp wrote: On Fri Jul 31, 2009 at 18:47:58 +0200, Siggy Brentrup wrote: Who wrote debmirror? Without installing I can't find out since only maintainers are listed in the PTS. Look at the copyright file: e.g. http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/d/debmirror/debmirror_20070123/debmirror.copyright Thanks for this link, imbecile me to overlook that while on the debmirror page. I'm asking because there's a lot of perl code in Debian I wouldn't even think about touching due to the author's programming style. If you only care about the style why not actually download it and examine it? because a one line answer containg certain names would have saved me the hassle to do exactly what you are asking me to do. In the dark ages I used to have to understand their code, it took much more time than I usally want to invest; so if I have a choice: no thanks. Thanks Siggy -- Please don't Cc: me when replying, I might not see either copy. bsb-at-psycho-dot-informationsanarchistik-dot-de or:bsb-at-psycho-dot-i21k-dot-de O ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Orphaning debmirror
Hi, I'm still looking for a new maintainer of debmirror and I'm considering orphaning the package now if nobody steps up. Description: Debian partial mirror script, with ftp and package pool support This program downloads and maintains a partial local Debian mirror. It can mirror any combination of architectures, distributions and sections. Files are transferred by ftp, http, hftp or rsync, and package pools are fully supported. It also does locking and updates trace files. I adopted the package when there was no alternative for mirroring and I needed it. But since then I have switched to reprepro and haven't used debmirror in at least 3 years. The last upload was 2007 Jan 23rd. Bug summary: * Status o 33 Outstanding o 7 From other Branch * Severity o 3 Important bugs o 17 Normal bugs o 4 Minor bugs o 16 Wishlist items * Classification o 8 Patch Available o 1 Confirmed o 24 Unclassified Popcon stats: * 827 installed * 225 vote * 568 old * 34 recent Debmirror is written in perl so you should have some grasp and love for the language. I hate perl and it certainly hasn't helped the package. You should also be using debmirror so you notice day to day problems and care about fixing them. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Orphaning debmirror
I use debmirror (stable version) and am quite happy with it, so I'm willing to take it. However, I'm not a perl expert and cannot promise super active maintenance. I can try to at least keep it working though. If anybody else wants to take it, feel free. If someone would like to co-maintain, that would be welcome too. Cheers, FJP -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Orphaning debmirror
Frans Pop elen...@planet.nl writes: I use debmirror (stable version) and am quite happy with it, so I'm willing to take it. However, I'm not a perl expert and cannot promise super active maintenance. I can try to at least keep it working though. If anybody else wants to take it, feel free. If someone would like to co-maintain, that would be welcome too. Cheers, FJP Ok, you've got it unless you find someone else. Probably best to give it a few days for others to raise their hand as well. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Orphaning debmirror
Hi Goswin, on Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:51 +0200, you wrote: I'm still looking for a new maintainer of debmirror and I'm considering orphaning the package now if nobody steps up. Debmirror is written in perl so you should have some grasp and love for the language. No way. I hate perl and it certainly hasn't helped the package. You should also be using debmirror so you notice day to day problems and care about fixing them. Who wrote debmirror? Without installing I can't find out since only maintainers are listed in the PTS. I'm asking because there's a lot of perl code in Debian I wouldn't even think about touching due to the author's programming style. Greetings from OL Siggy -- Please don't Cc: me when replying, I might not see either copy. bsb-at-psycho-dot-informationsanarchistik-dot-de or:bsb-at-psycho-dot-i21k-dot-de O ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Orphaning debmirror
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 18:47, Siggy Brentrupdeb...@psycho.i21k.de wrote: Who wrote debmirror? Without installing I can't find out since only maintainers are listed in the PTS. I'm asking because but PTS has a link to the changelog: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/d/debmirror/current/changelog and to copyright: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/d/debmirror/current/copyright they contain the info you're looking for. Regards, -- Sandro Tosi (aka morph, morpheus, matrixhasu) My website: http://matrixhasu.altervista.org/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Orphaning debmirror
On Fri Jul 31, 2009 at 18:47:58 +0200, Siggy Brentrup wrote: Who wrote debmirror? Without installing I can't find out since only maintainers are listed in the PTS. Look at the copyright file: e.g. http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/d/debmirror/debmirror_20070123/debmirror.copyright I'm asking because there's a lot of perl code in Debian I wouldn't even think about touching due to the author's programming style. If you only care about the style why not actually download it and examine it? Steve -- Debian GNU/Linux System Administration http://www.debian-administration.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Orphaning debmirror
GvB I'm still looking for a new maintainer of debmirror and I'm GvB considering orphaning the package now if nobody steps up. some time i had a bad connection to internet and tried to use debmirror and conditions forced me to write a patch for debmirror. but it wasnt applied with strange formulation: it isn't necessary. Now i am using my own scripts and not have a wish to see to debmirror :) -- ... mpd is off . ''`. Dmitry E. Oboukhov : :’ : email: un...@debian.org jabber://un...@uvw.ru `. `~’ GPGKey: 1024D / F8E26537 2006-11-21 `- 1B23 D4F8 8EC0 D902 0555 E438 AB8C 00CF F8E2 6537 signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Orphaning debmirror
Hi Frans: First of all, thanks very much for stepping up and offering to help maintain this package! :-) I should mention I've never used debmirror, and thus don't feel that I would make for a very competent maintainer of it. Nonetheless, I feel I'd be remiss if I didn't offer to help out, though I don't want to overcommit myself to too many things. On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 7:33 AM, Frans Popelen...@planet.nl wrote: I use debmirror (stable version) and am quite happy with it, so I'm willing to take it. However, I'm not a perl expert and cannot promise super active maintenance. I can try to at least keep it working though. Since this is a Perl-based package, and thus something I'm comfortable working with, I'd be willing to help out with bug fixes, etc. I'll even help you learn some more Perl (and become a Perl expert) Unfortunately, as I mentioned above, I've never used it, so I'm hoping between the two of us (and the rest of the pkg-perl group) we can continue maintaining the package well, and maybe even add some useful features to it. I have not assessed all the alternative options for doing mirroring of Debian repositories, but I think having many alternative implementations is ultimately beneficial to the open source ecosystem (consider KDE and GNOME, who have, in their competition, made lots of progress) If anybody else wants to take it, feel free. If someone would like to co-maintain, that would be welcome too. I'm part of the pkg-perl group, and I would recommend maintaining this package with the rest of the group. This ensures that we can get sponsorship easily (rather than going through mentors), and ensures that there are multiple people who can apply fixes in the future. What do you think? Cheers, Jonathan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
