On Fri, Feb 08, 2002 at 08:58:36AM -0700, Adam Conrad wrote: > <shrug>... I'm pretty familiar with the PHP source, and I write PHP > modules (that use shared libs, no less), so I do know what's going on.
Maintaining binary packages for shared libs and keeping them in sync with the distro is, I would argue, at least as time-consuming as maintaining a source tarball of one. I don't doubt you'll be able to grow into the position, I just wouldn't want you to burn out shortly thereafter. :) Normally, NMs are discouraged from trying to take shared libraries on as their first package, because there's usually enough to learn about policy & packaging in general without throwing more curve balls. Of course, I didn't listen, so I can't really ask you to, either. If Petr is not willing to sponsor your uploads, I will do so. Steve Langasek postmodern programmer > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Langasek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 8:53 AM > To: Adam Conrad; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: 'Petr Cech' > Subject: Re: Bug#132980: O: php4 -- A server-side, HTML-embedded > scripting language > On Fri, Feb 08, 2002 at 08:21:29AM -0700, Adam Conrad wrote: > > I've been dragging my feet on becoming a DD until something came along > > that I felt I really wanted to package. This would be it, I suppose. > :) > > I'm willing to deal with stupid users and all of that stuff. > > One catch, of course. Since I'm not in the NM queue, I need to get on > > that, and I'll need a sponsor as well. If you'd be willing to hold on > > to php4 for now, and sponsor me while I do the whole NM thing, I'd be > > happy to take it off your hands. > I don't mean to discourage you, Adam, but I maintain several packages > that contain shared libraries, and I would be afraid to take on php4 by > myself. I presume you are either far braver than I am, or don't realize > what you're volunteering yourself for. ;) > IMHO, given the number of binary packages php4 produces, it would be a > good idea to have more than one developer working on this package. I'm > willing to invest some time into it, but can't commit to being a sole > maintainer. > Petr, if you have some help beating down clueless bug reporters, would > you be willing to stick it out a while longer while other developers get > up to speed on the package?
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