[Utnubu-discuss] Information for Debian developers about Ubuntu

Matt Zimmerman mdz at ubuntu.com
Wed Oct 4 20:20:46 UTC 2006


On Sun, Oct 01, 2006 at 05:48:02PM +0200, Michael Banck wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 01:01:11PM -0700, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > Following from various discussions I've had over the past several months
> > with individual Debian developers, I've assembled a document which attempts
> > to explain Ubuntu from the perspective of a Debian developer.
> > 
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuForDebianDevelopers
> 
> Very nice!
> 
> Maybe something about the release process and the various freezes in
> there could also be mentioned (sorry if I overlooked it), the question
> "Why is the Ubuntu version of my package outdated?" pops up quite often.

Good point; I've added a bit about this.

> Also, maybe the link to DebianCollaboration could be mentioned more
> prominently towards the beginning of the page.

It didn't seem to fit well there, but I added it under an appropriate
section.

> Lastly, a disclaimer/explanation about www.launchpad.net/people/<login>
> might be on topic for such a page as well, even if the current state is
> much improved.

What do you feel should be said?  That these pages are automatically created
based on package metadata from Debian?

-- 
 - mdz



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