Hi Sven, On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 09:01, Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hello Sandro, > > thanks for your answer. You are of course right with regard to the > easily fixable things.
you're welcome :) > On 2009-09-21 23:31 +0200, Sandro Tosi wrote: > >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 23:02, Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> wrote: >>> On 2009-09-21 22:31 +0200, Ryan Niebur wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> why not just upload it as a QA upload? >>> >>> Because it's not really suited as such -- new upstream release with lots >>> of changes, lots of changes in the Debian packaging as well; that's a >>> bit invasive for a QA upload. >> >> ?? QA uploads are just like any other uploads, but they are done in >> the name of the QA team. that's all. So please go ahead. > > I suppose I should subscribe to the PTS then and deal with any breakage > the upload may introduce, right? that's highly welcome, but it's not a strict requirement >>> | I: ne: arch-dep-package-has-big-usr-share 2424kB 89% >> >> could not be an issue. > > If I'll ask for an RFS, I want to fix this first. Should not be too > difficult and would give me some packaging training. yes, but I didn't look at the package so I don't know if it's really something to fix (for example, if it's all documentation, then yes a -doc package is highly encouraged). In case of doubts/questions/anythin, debian-mentors is the right place to ask. >> Please consider to fix those simple lintian warnings and then submit a >> RFS on debian-ment...@l.d.o: this way, your help would be much more >> effective. > > Regardless of whether I do that or not, I have just asked to be added to > the collab-maint group so that I can put my Git repository there (don't > want to use my home directory on Alioth for that package). Note that QA uploads don't need to be "that difficult" to do, so also a git repo could be overkilling: probably the next uploaders won't use the collab-qa repository (because they don't like git, don't want to deal with a SCM, etc). Regads, -- Sandro Tosi (aka morph, morpheus, matrixhasu) My website: http://matrixhasu.altervista.org/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org