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Hi Navaneeth, I saw your package in mentors.debian.org and it has several Lintian messages. IMHO, to get a sponsor you must, at least, clear your package removing all possible messages. PS: to improve your Lintian, please, see http://bit.ly/lintian Regards, Eriberto 2014-03-23 3:00 GMT-03:00 Eric L. <ewl+debian+nospam2...@lavar.de>: > Hi, > the issue is that the first line of the description (the short description) > doesn't give any information, it just paraphrases the package name and > version (I know that libvarnam/3.1.3-1 is a library and that it's about > Varnam with a 3). > Something else: the mentor page is full of lintian warnings, you will have > to fix those before any DD (I'm not one BTW) will sponsor your package. You > may ask specific questions on the list on how to fix a specific one but in > general the linked descriptions are quite helpful. > Cheers, Eric > > > On 23 March 2014 06:00:35 CET, "Navaneeth.K.N" <navaneet...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Hello Eric, >> >> Thanks for checking out the project. Where should I improve the >> project description? The debain control files has proper description >> about the project. Where else should I change? >> >> Thanks >> >> On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 12:40 AM, Eric L. >> <ewl+debian+nospam2...@lavar.de> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> I would recommend to improve the short description. The homepage states >>> "cross platform transliterator for Indian languages" which sounds more >>> informative to me. >>> Eric >>> >>> On 22 March 2014 07:18:18 CET, Navaneeth K N <navaneet...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Package: sponsorship-requests >>>> Severity: normal >>>> >>>> Package: sponsorship-requ >>>> ests >>>> Severity: normal >>>> >>>> Dear mentors, >>>> >>>> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "libvarnam" >>>> >>>> * Package name : libvarnam >>>> Version : 3.1.3-1 >>>> Upstream Author : Navaneeth K N <navaneet...@gmail.com> >>>> * URL : http://varnamproject.com >>>> * License : MIT >>>> Section : libs >>>> >>>> It builds those binary packages: >>>> >>>> libvarnam - Varnam 3 shared library >>>> libvarnam-dev - Varnam 3 development files >>>> varnamc - Commandline interface to libvarnam >>>> >>>> To access further information about this package, please visit the >>>> following >>>> URL: >>>> >>>> http://mentors.debian.net/package/libvarnam >>>> >>>> Alternatively, one can do >>>> wnload >>>> the package with dget using this command: >>>> >>>> dget -x >>>> >>>> >>>> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/libv/libvarnam/libvarnam_3.1.3-1.dsc >>>> >>>> More information about libvarnam can be obtained from >>>> http://www.varnamproject.com. >>>> >>>> Changes since the last upload: >>>> >>>> libvarnam (3.1.3-1) stable; urgency=low >>>> >>>> * varnam_init_from_lang will make the suggestions directory >>>> * Fixed varnam_init_from_lang() to set errors correctly >>>> * Adding MultiArch directories to varnamc search path >>>> * Added uninstall target >>>> * MultiArch support to the build system >>>> * Added manpages for varnamc >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Navaneeth K N >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- System Information: >>>> Debian Release: wheezy/sid >>>> APT prefers saucy-updates >>>> APT policy: (500, >>>> 'saucy-updates'), (500, 'saucy-security'), (500, 's >>>> aucy'), >>>> (100, >>>> 'saucy-backports') >>>> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) >>>> Foreign Architectures: i386 >>>> >>>> Kernel: Linux 3.11.0-18-generic (SMP w/2 CPU cores) >>>> Locale: LANG=en_IN, LC_CTYPE=en_IN (charmap=UTF-8) >>>> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash >>> >>> >>> >>> I'm on debian-java, java maintainers, vdr maintainers and >>> debian-mentors; no >>> need to CC me on these lists. Thanks! >> >> >> > > I'm on debian-java, java maintainers, vdr maintainers and debian-mentors; no > need to CC me on these lists. Thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
