Re: WNPP Update Package source source of gjiten

[notebook <notebook22312@gmail.com>]

> [Geert Stappers]
> Willing to sponsor gjiten

That would be awesomely awesome!
My hopes are, that if I get help the first one or two times, I'll get an easier grasp on things and will be able to do it myself in near future.


> [Matthew Fernandez]
> the review process [...] surfaced many packaging issues [, ...] portability issues and build system issues

So it's rather an opportunity that a burden. Indeed, that's probably the right way to see it. Thank you.


-- Chris



On 2021/10/06 5:38, Geert Stappers wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 05, 2021 at 08:27:37PM +0900, notebook wrote:
> > > > > > As the package is already in Debian, you need to contact its current
> > > > > > maintainer(s) (though I see you already filed #982343).
> > > > >
> > > > > I contacted the current maintainers. They are too busy to do any work in this regard.
> > > >
> > > > Did you get any response?
> > >
> > > Better question:
> > > How were those contact attempts done?
> >
> > I contacted them via their mails stated on debian.
> > One mail was already dead (or I never received a reply).
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> I hope we see why it is a good thing to have Debian BTS in the loop.
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> > And one stated he's too busy too work on it.
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> Great opportunity to join forces.
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> Groeten
> Geert Stappers
> DD
> Willing to sponsor gjiten
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> P.S.
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> Hi Felix
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> I'm back from vacantion and slowly catching up.