[Pkg-bitcoin-devel] Packaging alternative to bitcoin core, the return

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Amaury SECHET (2017-02-14 15:29:05)
> 2017-02-14 11:01 GMT+01:00 Jonas Smedegaard <jonas at jones.dk>:
> 
> > Quoting Amaury SECHET (2017-02-14 01:56:31)
> > > I'm very close to have a package for bitcoin unlimited. It builds 
> > > and all, but I have some lintian complaints I need to look into. 
> > > What is the next step ?
> > >
> > > Jonas you mentioned if I was interested in becoming maintainer. To 
> > > be honest I have the time and willingness to do it, but I'm not 
> > > sure it is a great fit at this time. I fairly green at debian 
> > > packaging. I would be happy to do so once I get more experience, 
> > > and if you guys still think this is appropriate at that time.
> >
> > There are several ways to maintain packages:
> >
> >   * Debian Developer (DD): can upload any package and can vote
> >   * Debian Maintainer (DM): can upload designated packaged
> >   * Member of some team: can prepare and have DM or DD in team upload
> >   * individual: can prepare and have DD sponsor an upload
> >
> > You are certainly quite welcome to become a DD or DM, but what I 
> > suggested - and find quite appropriate - was only that you join this 
> > team and commit to continuous ongoing supervision and care for the 
> > wellbeing of the package, i.e. that you _maintain_ the package - as 
> > opposed to only initially _create_ the package and then leave it to 
> > bitrot (or hope that someone else pick up where you left off).
> >
> > If your interest now is limited to helping with an initial single 
> > package release then that is fine too: Then I suggest you publish 
> > the work you are able to do on your own somewhere and file a 
> > so-called "RFP" bugreport to propose others to pick up from there.
> >
> > But I sure hope you are in it for the long run, as a team member.
> >
> > What is your interest?
> >
> >
> I do not wish to just package bitcoin unlimited and then disappear. I wish
> to provide packaging for unlimited and classic, and do so over time as new
> version comes out.

Great!  Talking about it on this list I assume you want to do it as a 
team-effort - i.e. invite others to collaborate with you on that 
maintenance effort.

I am too busy at the moment to help out - please ping me next week if 
noone else has joined the conversation and addressed your question at 
the top.


> I can do it for core, but it looks like someone is already on it.

It is a team effort.  You are welcome to join - I just recommend you to 
familiarize yourself with packaging first, on another package.

Thanks for writing below quotes.

 - Jonas

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