Re: New #packaging IRC channel

On Sun, Sep 04, 2016 at 09:21:21PM +0200, Jakub Wilk wrote: > * Ben Finney , 2016-09-04, 17:40: > >Marc Haber writes: > >>Not having been on #debian-mentors for a long time, what is the problem > >>with helping people building local

Re: New #packaging IRC channel

* Ben Finney , 2016-09-04, 17:40: Marc Haber writes: Not having been on #debian-mentors for a long time, what is the problem with helping people building local packages there, having the chance of giving them skills that can be of

Re: New #packaging IRC channel

On Sun, Sep 04, 2016 at 05:40:12PM +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > Marc Haber writes: > > Not having been on #debian-mentors for a long time, what is the > > problem with helping people building local packages there, having the > > chance of giving them skills that can

Re: New #packaging IRC channel

humbert.olivie...@free.fr writes: > If I would have been flicked on an common-ground #packaging channel > which *obviously* will not have the same level of competences that > #mentors have What basis do you have for that claim? There are many people already on IRC who have demonstrated a

Re: New #packaging IRC channel

> what is the problem with helping people building local packages > there, having the chance of giving them skills that can be of use > in Debian proper at a later time? 100% with this remark. I've been starting to package .deb a few months ago for a linux audio based-on-debian (basicaly an

Re: New #packaging IRC channel

Paul Wise writes: > On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Vincent Bernat wrote: > > > Why not #debian-packaging? > > It is unrelated to Debian so includes no debian- prefix. More to the point, the ‘debian-’ prefix implies that it is specifically for the Debian Project. As I

Re: New #packaging IRC channel

Marc Haber writes: > Not having been on #debian-mentors for a long time, what is the > problem with helping people building local packages there, having the > chance of giving them skills that can be of use in Debian proper at a > later time? Since you haven't

Re: New #packaging IRC channel

On Sun, Sep 04, 2016 at 09:52:55AM +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 5:03 AM, Adam Borowski wrote: > > It sounds like being related to deb packaging only, though. Unless you want > > to deal with rpm/portage/etc too. > > I wouldn't object to other non-distro packaging being

Re: New #packaging IRC channel

On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 5:03 AM, Adam Borowski wrote: > It sounds like being related to deb packaging only, though. Unless you want > to deal with rpm/portage/etc too. I wouldn't object to other non-distro packaging being discussed there. -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise

Re: New #packaging IRC channel

On Sat, Sep 03, 2016 at 08:25:01PM +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Vincent Bernat wrote: > > Why not #debian-packaging? > > It is unrelated to Debian so includes no debian- prefix. It sounds like being related to deb packaging only, though. Unless you want to deal with

Re: New #packaging IRC channel

On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Vincent Bernat wrote: > Why not #debian-packaging? It is unrelated to Debian so includes no debian- prefix. -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise

Re: New #packaging IRC channel

❦ 3 septembre 2016 03:49 CEST, Paul Wise  : > There have been some folks who aren't satisfied with the level of > signal to noise on the #debian-mentors IRC channel, mainly around > people joining who are not aiming at creating policy compliant packages > for upload to the

New #packaging IRC channel

Hi folks, There have been some folks who aren't satisfied with the level of signal to noise on the #debian-mentors IRC channel, mainly around people joining who are not aiming at creating policy compliant packages for upload to the Debian archive. People looking for help with private packaging,