[Pkg-cups-devel] cupsddk - stolen WNPP - policy violation

[Patrick]

Mark Purcell schrieb:
>> Patrick Ringl [2008-04-21  3:46 +0200]:
>>     
>>> I am concerned about 'cupsddk' which recently passed NEW. On 25th of
>>> march I contacted pkg-cups for joining the team and working on cupsddk
>>> [1] since I am about to repackage 'splix' (a driver for samsung laser
>>> printers).
>>> Martin Pitt did not accept my request for NO reason and told me to work
>>> together with the Ubuntumaintainer of the package.
>>>       
>
> Patrick,
>
> Maintenance of cupsddk is open for team contributions, please pass any changes 
> you have to the mailing list cupsddk at packages.debian.org and we will 
> incorporate them.
>
>  http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-hpijs/cupsddk/?op=log
>
> We also need cupsddk to fix some release critical bugs in hplip, which is why 
> we have packaged it.  We work with Till in the hplip team as well and he has 
> commit access, so it seemed like the next most sensible place.  
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-printing/2008/02/msg00043.html
>   
Well that is true, but uploading a package that WILL be release-critical 
is any good? And yes since the copyright file is wrong, this is a rc-bug.
And well, since it is cups related, I'd like to see it in pkg-cups tho. 
I doubt that my changes are 'accepted' by Till, since they'll turn the 
package inside out - but I'll give it a try.

Till did never deal with my correspondence so far, which is why I think 
he should not maintain it - apart from that I am a CDBS fan, and things 
look far cleaner than with his debian/rules.
> You didn't change the RFP to an ITP and the WNPP is full of people who haven't 
> issued an ITP and say they will but then never do anything.  Policy states 
> you should change the WNPP bug to ITP, which you didn't, so there has been no 
> policy violation.  But you are free to assist with the package in what ever 
> way you can.  All contributions are welcome.
>   
Yes, you are right. Although I maintain several packages, I forgot about 
filing the ITP. My hint of a proper policy violation was anot about that 
'act of stealing' but rather because it keeps the wrong copyright file :-)

> cupsddk has been uploaded to NEW twice and updates since, so you could of said 
> anything at any time.  There have also been some bug reports, so please 
> forward any comments you have on the copyright file etc...
>   
Yep, unfortunately I have not noticed it's upload to SID in the first 
place - but I'll try to contribute :-)
> Perhaps in the longer term we could consolidate in a debian printing team,  
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-printing/ but given the amount of work 
> (outstanding BTS) each team has any contributions are welcome.
>
>   
> Mark
>   
regards,
Patrick