Hi Brian, I was thinking about the summary at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/NewPackages/ExamplePackageRequest which I have seen before.
That is the format that represents the ideal submission for a package request. I have made many package requests and have followed that format pretty closely (like to make it as easy as I can for the folks who do the packaging). The idea of a form is to help make things easier for everybody. The form can basically "get" the information and generate the text file that gets sent to the system that the packer folks use. I am not sure if their system has a text searchers that looks for "URL:" , "Notes:", etc, and automatically extracts teh information - but I am sure that if it did, then it would make it easier for them. OIt also makes it easier to have more useful databases of programs because the data gets put in separate fields at the earliest stage of processing. At present, most of the data is put in in the one big "further information"(which is actually "vital" information for a package request) text box. There is also the tags, and summary text box, and a feature for attachments. So the mechanisms that are needed for forms are already present in the bug report "form". It is just that a package request requires more information, that is not specifically asked for, or made apparent, on the "bug report" when making a "package request". The bug report form could, and launch pad pages could have links for the specific tasks "how to' - e.g. file a request to add a program to Ubuntu Packages. Otherwise, how are people supposed to find out how to do it (after they have found out not to use Brainstorm, and that the "bugs" area is where you go to "add a program" - except it's not "called" that, it is called (Obviously) "needs-packaging". This is getting long so I will continue in the next comment. -- provide a formatted form for launchpad's "needs-packaging" submissions https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252535 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
