Use of DM-Upload-Allowed field

2010-03-20 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Hello, since yesterday I am Debian Maintainer, but now I have a question: How is the actual status of using the DM-Upload-Allowed field/bit? In http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMaintainer [1] is said, that I should add a new line in debian/control file with: DM-Upload-Allowed: yes and upload the

Re: Use of DM-Upload-Allowed field

2010-03-20 Thread Paul Wise
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 2:03 AM, Joachim Wiedorn ad_deb...@joonet.de wrote: How is the actual status of using the DM-Upload-Allowed field/bit? Initially the plan was for DMUA to be set on package X only by sponsor Y after they are satisfied with the quality of uploads of package X by maintainer

Re: Use of DM-Upload-Allowed field

2010-03-20 Thread David Paleino
Paul Wise wrote: On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 2:03 AM, Joachim Wiedorn ad_deb...@joonet.de wrote: How is the actual status of using the DM-Upload-Allowed field/bit? Initially the plan was for DMUA to be set on package X only by sponsor Y after they are satisfied with the quality of uploads of

Re: Use of DM-Upload-Allowed field

2010-03-20 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Paul Wise p...@debian.org wrote: On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 2:03 AM, Joachim Wiedorn ad_deb...@joonet.de wrote: How is the actual status of using the DM-Upload-Allowed field/bit? Initially the plan was for DMUA to be set on package X only by sponsor Y after they are satisfied with the

Re: Use of DM-Upload-Allowed field

2010-03-20 Thread Sandro Tosi
On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 22:00, Joachim Wiedorn ad_deb...@joonet.de wrote: Paul Wise p...@debian.org wrote: On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 2:03 AM, Joachim Wiedorn ad_deb...@joonet.de wrote: How is the actual status of using the DM-Upload-Allowed field/bit? Initially the plan was for DMUA to be

Re: Use of DM-Upload-Allowed field

2010-03-20 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Sandro Tosi mo...@debian.org wrote: No, the correct process would be: 1. prepare a package 2. upload it to mentors.d.n 3. find a sponsor 4. reiterate 1-3 for some times then ask the sponsor to add the DM flag. This should be done by the sponsor since he trusts you can manage that package

Re: Use of DM-Upload-Allowed field

2010-03-20 Thread Sandro Tosi
On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 22:19, Joachim Wiedorn ad_deb...@joonet.de wrote: Sandro Tosi mo...@debian.org wrote: No, the correct process would be: 1. prepare a package 2. upload it to mentors.d.n 3. find a sponsor 4. reiterate 1-3 for some times then ask the sponsor to add the DM flag. This

Re: Use of DM-Upload-Allowed field

2010-03-20 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Sandro Tosi mo...@debian.org wrote: On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 22:19, Joachim Wiedorn ad_deb...@joonet.de wrote: Then the DMUA line inside the package is the older way and no more recommended for an Debian Maintainer? Sorry for this misunderstanding question. mh? As Paul said, and I

Re: Use of DM-Upload-Allowed field

2010-03-20 Thread Peter Pentchev
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 02:12:29AM +0700, Paul Wise wrote: On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 2:03 AM, Joachim Wiedorn ad_deb...@joonet.de wrote: How is the actual status of using the DM-Upload-Allowed field/bit? Initially the plan was for DMUA to be set on package X only by sponsor Y after they are

Re: Use of DM-Upload-Allowed field

2010-03-20 Thread Darren Salt
I demand that Sandro Tosi may or may not have written... [snip] the DMUA flag should be set by the sponsor (or by the sponsoree after a request for the sponsor), At the request of the sponsor, surely. [snip] -- | Darren Salt| linux at youmustbejoking | nr. Ashington, | Doon |

Re: Use of DM-Upload-Allowed field

2010-03-20 Thread Patrick Matthäi
On 21.03.2010 00:20, Darren Salt wrote: I demand that Sandro Tosi may or may not have written... [snip] the DMUA flag should be set by the sponsor (or by the sponsoree after a request for the sponsor), At the request of the sponsor, surely. I think this is realy [tm] from sponsor to

Re: Use of DM-Upload-Allowed field

2010-03-20 Thread Ben Finney
Sandro Tosi mo...@debian.org writes: On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 22:00, Joachim Wiedorn ad_deb...@joonet.de wrote: So I am right to do in this way?  1. Set the DMUA first time inside the package (debian/control)  2. upload to mentors.d.o  3. ask for (last) sponsoring (RFS) As I'm sure is

Re: Use of DM-Upload-Allowed field

2010-03-20 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 08:03:31PM +0100, Joachim Wiedorn a écrit : How is the actual status of using the DM-Upload-Allowed field/bit? Hi Joachim and all, just for the record, in the Debian Med packaging team, we add the DM-Upload-Allowed: yes field to all our packages, and regulate DM upload