[Pkg-protobuf-devel] Debian protobuf package maintenance

[Dmitry Smirnov]

On Tuesday, 12 December 2017 11:40:29 PM AEDT Vijay Pai wrote:
> I'm from the gRPC/Protobuf team at Google and wanted to reach out in
> appreciation of your support for protobuf-related Debian packages.

Good to read from you -- it is always great to be in touch with upstream.


> We're very
> interested in maintaining a tighter synchronization between protobuf
> releases on Github and Debian packages since the latter are heavily used
> and each successive release brings along useful features, bug fixes, and
> performance upgrades.

I believe that the best way to maintain software is with upstream 
involvement. :)


> Would there be some path by which we
> could bring releases to your attention sooner so that those packages remain
> in sync?

Perhaps it is not lack of attention is the problem (upstream releases are 
automatically detected on PTS page [1]) but lack of manpower on our side...

[1]: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/protobuf


Personally I have no motivation or interest to maintain protobuf (though my 
professional services may be available for hire).
I only ever did minimum necessary maintenance on protobuf which is a 
dependency of some packages from Docker ecosystem...


> Alternatively, is there some mechanism by which we could
> participate in the upgrade of the Debian packages?

Absolutely. You can follow information from the following page to get 
packaging changes reviewed and uploaded:

	https://mentors.debian.net/sponsors

 
Also please have a look at Debian Upstream guide:

	https://wiki.debian.org/UpstreamGuide

-- 
Cheers,
 Dmitry Smirnov.

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