[Mageia-dev] proposal regarding (packager) mentoring program coordinator

Fri Jul 1 15:48:38 CEST 2011

Anne nicolas a écrit :
+> 2011/7/1 andre999<andr55 at laposte.net>:
+>> Daniel Kreuter a écrit :
+>>>
+>>> Am 06/29/2011 11:27 PM, schrieb andre999:
+>>>>
+>>>> Note that if someone shows an interest in getting involved with Mageia,
+>>>> we don't have to focus only on packaging. We need all sorts of
+>>>> contributions, and it would be useful to packagers to have other
+>>>> experiences, such as bug triaging and QA. So far, it seems everyone it
+>>>> the team is taking such an approach.
+>>>>
+>>>
+>>> Someone who is only a developer should also have experience with
+>>> packaging.
+>>
+>> True.
+>> A developer would (almost always) be packaging their own creations.
+>> Often enhancements to upstream software.
+>>
+>> Thanks for the comment.  I'm including the idea in the wiki page.
+>
+> Was not exactly what I meant. You cannot expect developpers to package
+> his own soft for zillions of distros. But at least you can expect him
+> to follow main rules that will help packagers: using Makefile,
+> following  FHS...
+
+I was thinking that developers tend to have _some_ experience packaging their 
+own software - and certainly not usually for many distros.
+
+I hadn't thought about makefile, but I totally agree about FHS.
+Reminds me of some discussions I've had in the past with developers who were 
+very creative with their interpretations of FHS.  But decided to concede to 
+feedback from myself and (apparently) many others.
+
+You certainly would be more aware of the finer points than myself :)
+
+BTW, my wiki page is going to be pointing to other pages (created by experienced 
+packagers) with the detailed documentation, so you don't have to worry about my 
+lack of much packaging experience.
+Plus I've done a lot of software-related documentation (in English as well as 
+French), so my presentation should be ok.
+
+It would somewhat easier if the wiki had a few more features.  Could you tell me 
+who would be best to talk to about that ?  (I'm not expecting instant 
+gratification, but giving a little input into the long-term setup.)
+
+Thanks :)
+-- 
+André
+