Hello Frits! I don't know anything about quantum chem. at all. But I understand, that you want to become a Debian maintainer of chemical packages.
First, you have to install, read and understand the debian-policy. It is a seperate debian package. Then you have to learn, how to build a debian package. Then you subscribe to debian-devel (warning: lot of traffic), and post the list of packages you want to build. Then everyone will say: "Hey, good, please do so" and that's it. You need to PGP sign your package, so get the pgp package from a non-us mirror. There are other tasks to be done, for example you need access to debian master for uploading your package. Feel free to ask at debian-devel, if you have problems. On Aug 08, Frits Daalmans wrote: > Hello all, > > I have some questions regarding Debian's attitude towards scientific > programs. Debian aims to be a complete and wonderful linux distribution. scientific programs are fine. In fact, there is no policy saying: we only need this or that. [lot of stuff snipped] > I am a PhD student in something that could be described as comp.chem, > and have recently obtained a new program for molecular modelling. It was > produced under the GPL and (very well) written in C (IMHO). > > Now my questions are these: > - there is no section for chemistry or quantum chemistry yet in the > Debian distribution. Do you think there would be anyone besides me who > would like to have one? To start collecting the freeware programmature > floating around on the 'net to an interoperating suite of quantum > chemistry, modelling, and data conversion programs for both students > and professionals in chemistry. Build you package and create a section "scientific" or so. > - If I contact the author of this 'moldy' program, Keith Refson, and > ask his permission to compile and package it for Linux (only i386 for > now), in which Debian mailinglists must I discuss this proposal to get > it accepted? Ask the author to choose a license like the GPL, the Artistic license or other. > PS: I have seen the debian-bugs database. I can fully understand if your > response is: "the Debian team has about 11000 other tasks at hand now", > and in that case I'll search out a bugreport that I can solve instead. You misunderstand: You will be member of the Debian team, and will try to resolve your own bug reports :-). BTW: actually, the number of open bugs is far below 11000. Every bug, open or closed, has a uniq number. Marcus, expecting the first chemical package soon. -- "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god." Marcus Brinkmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
