[Blink] Packaging it for Debian

[Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez Meyer]

On Sáb 18 Dic 2010 11:01:10 Adrian Georgescu escribió:
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> Do you have something concrete to propose? Please expand.

Short version: package whatever is necessary to have Blink on Debian. 

Long version: of course, to do this, I will have to go dependency per 
dependency checking if it is already packaged for Debian.

If it is, check that it works with blinks or it's dependencies.

If not, I will have to check licenses, see if things are being installed 
according Debian's python policies, etc. If something need to be corrected 
(licenses, for example), I will have to ask upstream if they are willing to 
correct it, except it's a simple and maintanable patch.

Once all the pre-packaging stuff is done, I'll have to fill the corresponding 
ITP bugs, and do the packaging.

Although you have done a very nice packaging, as I will be doing the 
maintainance for Debian (considering I already fullfilled the ITP bugs steps), 
I'll have to go all over it checking it and maybe doing changes if necessary.

Once that is done, I ask a Debian Developer (DD) to sponsor the packagign. If 
I am lucky, I may have the upload flag enabled, allowing me to upload any 
update without having to resort on a DD, as I am already a Debian Maintainer 
(DM).

Of course, all this can be done in a team-based way. This means that multiple 
people can work in packaging, and the final verification and upload to 
Debian's servers is left for a DD (or a DM in case of updates and if she/he is 
allowed).

Please, do not heasitate in asking any other doubt it may arise, my final goal 
is to have blink available in Debian ASAP, but I will surely not do it if 
upstream (you in this case) doesn't want to or has any doubts. I prefer not to 
package something if upstream is not confident and/or there is no good 
relationship. 

Regards, Lisandro.

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