On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:47:34 +1100 Sarah Hobbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Greg K Nicholson wrote: > > We'd only have to do this *once* for each package of which a > > non-final version was released in Ubuntu final. Once the final > > version of the package is available, there need be no more updates > > (beyond what are already done). > > > > Hopefully a commitment to doing this extra packaging work after the > > Ubuntu release would dissuade us from including non-final package > > releases in final Ubuntu releases. > > > I suspect that if we actually had people offering to do this (and > this is quite similar to the already-existing backports), and did > reasonable QA tests, etc, then this would all become more feasible. > > But, when you're trying to stretch already busy people, who are > mostly volunteers, and will tend to work on whatever they like, and > to try and fit them into your mold of what you want them to do, > you're always going to meet trouble. > > So, anyone willing to step up to work on stable release updates? If Ah yes, BUT you need to be a MOTU to upload new releases and the process of becoming a MOTU or contributions by non-MOTU has been discussed before. Just see the archives here (GetDeb Project (Why I participate)) or on the MOTU list (Subject: non-MOTU Hopeful contributions (was:: GetDeb Project (Why I participate)) > you don't know packaging, you can learn it. Same applies to bug > triaging. Don't even bother giving excuses such as "I can't program, > I can't do actual development" - well, start with something simpler > like bug triage, and then work your way up. How do you think the > current developers got where they did? All these excuses seem to be > hiding the major excuse - "I want this fixed, but I want someone else > to fix it for me, and don't want to have to put in the hard work > myself" Well I package software, I'm just not a MOTU for reasons discussed in the previously mentioned threads. > > Just a thought... > > Hobbsee > -- Peter van der Does GPG key: E77E8E98 IRC: Ganseki on irc.freenode.net Blog: http://blog.avirtualhome.com Jabber ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GetDeb Package Builder http://www.getdeb.net - Software you want for Ubuntu
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