[Pkg-Cyrus-imapd-Debian-devel] Uses for this list

[Sven Mueller]

Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote on 24/03/2005 03:40:
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Sven Mueller wrote:
> 
>>1) An announce mailinglist where we can announce new releases
>>   (at least until the package is in the official archive, which I
>>   would like to see as soon as possible. IMHO it would be a shame
>>   if Sarge would be released without cyrus22)
> 
> I could create the announce ML, but really, alioth already provides all
> users with the new release tracking.  Is there a real need?

I'm not 100% sure. Maybe the release tracking is enough (especially 
combined with the fact that I provide an apt-get'able repository with 
i386 and amd64 packages. I guess we don't really need one.

> As for 2.2 in Sarge, please *do* *not*.  We shall support Sarge thorugh
> backports in alioth, and even backports.org.  But unless Sarge takes a few
> months to release, we are better off not trying to get a not fully stablized
> cyrus package into it.

I would like to add cyrus22 to _unstable_ in approximately a month. 
Maybe earlier if we had acquired enough experience by then. But I would 
add it with an RC bug to prohibit promotion to sarge (if sarge isn't 
frozen by then). Another month later (or earlier if we got enough 
success reports), I would want to close that bug.
So if Sarge isn't frozen by June, 1st, I would like to add cyrus22 to 
Sarge. Since I need to go productive with Debian cyrus22 packages by 
April, 14th, I would say that 6 weeks after that, the packages should 
have stabilized enough for sarge.

>>2) A mailinglist for SVN commit emails, so everyone can see what's
>>   going on with the package. I always find that helpful to keep up
>>   with everyone's changes.
> 
> Those could go to this ML as well.

OK. I just wanted to seperate them from discussion. Non-Developers might 
be interested in the discussion, but they are most likely not interested 
in the commit emails.

>>Also I would find it nice if I could post news to the project page on 
>>alioth. It doesn't make much sense that I can upload releases but 
> 
> I think you can. I will check.

At least I didn't see how I could.

>>BTW: If you haven't noticed: I uploaded a 2.2.12-0.2 source package.
> 
> I did, I am monitoring the packages :P and I did an unhide in the
> experimental package to give you a hint that you could release anytime you
> want...

;-)

>>I also posted about the package on debian-user-german since I saw quite 
>>a few requests for cyrus22 packages there over the past months.
> 
> Feel free to do so on debian-user as well.

Will write an announce mail later today.

Anyhow: I invited those to join us who provide cyrus22 packages via 
apt-get.org (and added our repository there - however the site hasn't 
been updated yet to include it).

cu,
sven