[Pkg-dns-devel] Tracking packaging files for knot / knot-resolver in upstream

[Tomas Krizek]

On 2018-03-28 00:05, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote:> that sounds like a good
plan, and i'll try to remember to do that.  If
> you notice me uploading a new version to debian without adopting some of
> your changes, i would be happy to be nudged about it, either here or in
> the debian BTS.
>
> if you have upstream changes to debian packaging that i think we
> distinctly *do not* want in debian, i'll probably write you about it
> directly. (maybe on the knot-resolver-users mailing list? or would you
> prefer that conversation to happen here?)

The best place for the discussion would be either here (please add me to
CC, I'm not following this list) or in our upstream GitLab. Users
probably aren't interested in packaging details ;)

> But i'm happy to also replay the same series of patches on a branch
> against upstream master and to post a merge request to the cz.nic gitlab
> instance in the event that i end up doing some sort of major overhaul.
> 
> I'd probably run the ideas by you upstream before i start any really
> crazy overhaul anyway :)

Sounds great!

>> - The smaller changes or policy requirements can be handled separately
>> in debian downstream. I could keep an eye on the debian repos and modify
>> our upstream files accordingly every now and then.
> 
> sounds reasonable.  if i remember, i'll try to file even the littler
> changes as merge requests against upstream too, unless you've got any
> objections to that.

Sure, don't hesitate to open a merge request with packaging changes.

> Thanks very much for your friendly suggestions for coordination -- this
> is exactly the kind of relationship i like to have with an upstream
> whose software i'm working on for debian, so i really appreciate the
> thoughtfulness and the deliberation here.

I really appreciate this cooperation as well, especially since I'm not
very experienced with debian packaging and its policies. Thanks for all
your valuable feedback!

-- 
Tomas Krizek
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