Bug#768096: [Python-modules-team] python mysqldb on python 3

2014-11-18 Thread Brian May
On 18 November 2014 16:31, Scott Kitterman wrote: > That does sound like a friendly fork, so I think taking over the package > name > for Stretch would be appropriate, but in the meantime, it should stay in > experimental in case a bug fix is needed for the current package for > Jessie. > Ok, ju

Bug#768096: [Python-modules-team] python mysqldb on python 3

2014-11-17 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 04:02:14 PM Brian May wrote: > On 18 November 2014 15:40, Scott Kitterman wrote: > > Is the original development inactive? I think it would be at least > > somewhat > > anti-social to switch to a non-friendly fork (no idea if that's relevant > > here). What are the

Bug#768096: [Python-modules-team] python mysqldb on python 3

2014-11-17 Thread Brian May
On 18 November 2014 15:40, Scott Kitterman wrote: > Is the original development inactive? I think it would be at least > somewhat > anti-social to switch to a non-friendly fork (no idea if that's relevant > here). What are the circumstances around the fork. I think that's at > least > socially

Bug#768096: [Python-modules-team] python mysqldb on python 3

2014-11-17 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Tue, 18 Nov 2014 15:24:45 +1100 Brian May wrote: > On 18 November 2014 15:05, Scott Kitterman wrote: > > > > [...] Maintainers can decide which they prefer and [...] > > > On second thoughts, me thinks this may not be as easy as you suggest. :-( > > i.e. if package XYZ changes to depend on

Bug#768096: [Python-modules-team] python mysqldb on python 3

2014-11-17 Thread Brian May
On 18 November 2014 15:05, Scott Kitterman wrote: > > [...] Maintainers can decide which they prefer and [...] On second thoughts, me thinks this may not be as easy as you suggest. :-( i.e. if package XYZ changes to depend on python-mysqlclient, it is going to conflict with every package that d

Bug#768096: [Python-modules-team] python mysqldb on python 3

2014-11-17 Thread Brian May
On 18 November 2014 15:05, Scott Kitterman wrote: > > I'd suggest not just replacing it. How about call your package python- > mysqlclient (as you had originally intended I believe) and have it conflict > with python-mysqldb (since they both provide the same interface, conflicts > is > appropriat

Bug#768096: [Python-modules-team] python mysqldb on python 3

2014-11-17 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Tue, 18 Nov 2014 13:55:57 +1100 Brian May wrote: > On 5 November 2014 12:11, Collin Anderson wrote: > > > > There might be a problem because it looks like it conflicts with > > python-mysqldb. > > Yes, it's a 100% compatible fork intended to replace python-mysqldb. Same > > python package na

Bug#768096: [Python-modules-team] python mysqldb on python 3

2014-11-17 Thread Brian May
On 5 November 2014 12:11, Collin Anderson wrote: > > There might be a problem because it looks like it conflicts with > python-mysqldb. > Yes, it's a 100% compatible fork intended to replace python-mysqldb. Same > python package name and everything. We could decide to only include it for > python

Bug#768096: [Python-modules-team] python mysqldb on python 3

2014-11-04 Thread Collin Anderson
Hi Brian, Thanks so much. > There might be a problem because it looks like it conflicts with python-mysqldb. Yes, it's a 100% compatible fork intended to replace python-mysqldb. Same python package name and everything. We could decide to only include it for python3, or we could even have this com