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

[andre999]

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