On Thursday 28 May 2009 17:48:30 mdipierro wrote: > I am told that often being int the Debian > software repositories is an indication that a project has hit the > "mainstream". > What do we do to get there? Can somebody help? I think I can help with some guidelines. 1) somebody should submit a RFP. 2) package must be prepared. That is one of the complex steps. It should be not just packaged, the packaging should be thought-through - how it would be on user system. Perhaps it will be a tarball in /usr/lib/ that should be unpacked into current directory with some script? Since the user often starts his work with creating an app - perhaps that script should create initial app for him as well? 3) The package must follow debian packaging guidelines. 4) Since it is a python package - may be it should also follow python packaging guidelines. Not sure about that because of un-tarring as the main mode of operation. 5) package must be lintian-clean 6) some debian developer must sponsor an upload. There are some ways to do that. Most quick and easy is to find fellow DD and ask him. Also there is a chance in asking in debian-mentors maillist and such. Spreading the word also helps.
Every point except may be (4) is essential and a MUST. If one thinks of becoming a DD specially for uploading web2py - we warned - that process could take more than year. And there are a lot of peole that want the same not to speak of. Usually you have to be already active in Debian community to be accepted. Hope this helpful. -- Sincerely yours Alexey Nezhdanov --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
