[Debichem-devel] Uploading bkchem? (was: r494 - /unstable/gabedit/ /unstable/molden/ /unstable/molekel/ /unstable/tinker/ /wnpp/ /wnpp/gabedit/ /wnpp/gabedit/debian/ /wnpp/molden/ /wnpp/molekel/ /wnpp/tinker/)

[Daniel Leidert]

Am Samstag, den 09.06.2007, 10:22 +0800 schrieb LI Daobing:
> On 6/9/07, Daniel Leidert <daniel.leidert.spam at gmx.net> wrote:
> > Am Samstag, den 09.06.2007, 09:46 +0800 schrieb LI Daobing:
> > > bkchem also not in debian,
> >
> > Thanks, that's of course right. Moved it too.
> >
> > > and I think it's ready to upload, :)
> >
> > Please not with me as maintainer. I didn't updated it and I'm currently
> > also not very interested in the package. You did a lot more work with
> > this package: So are you going to maintain it?
> >
> I prefer set this maillist as the maintainer.

But the list is not a maintainer, that can actively care about the
package. My question is: Who will care about the package? Or more
precise: Will you care about the package when bugs occur? We shouldn't
upload packages just to have them. This is common and bad practice in
Ubuntu - e.g. easychem was one of the examples - once uploaded, never
maintained. IMHO uploading a package should always require, that a
person actively maintains the package. I'm currently not very interested
in the package, so I personally cannot give it the love it may need.
That's the reason why I ask.

> and I can't upload it, I am not a DD.

I'm also not a DD. Maintaining the package doesn't require to be a DD.

subject adjusted
Regards, Daniel