[Pkg-cups-devel] Joining the team / working on cups-ddk

[Patrick]

Hello Martin,

> Hallo Patrick,
>
> Patrick Ringl [2008-03-26 23:19 +0100]:
>   
>> since I just noticed that the splix driver (samsung laser series) is 
>> outdated - and that as Sam Morris stated here: 
>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=468911 the CUPS Driver 
>> Development Kit would make PPD generation much easier and thus the whole 
>> development of printer drivers, I'd like to join the team and package it.
>>     
>
>   
> Please note that these packages are already in Ubuntu, and splix is newer:
>
>      splix |    1.0.1-1     |      unstable 
>      splix | 1.1.1-0ubuntu1 |         hardy
>    cupsddk | 1.2.0-0ubuntu1 |         hardy
>
>   
Yes, I am fully aware of that :-)
> IMHO it would make sense to
>
>  - base the Debian uploads on the current Ubuntu source packages,
>    since they have been in use and tested for a while
>   
Probably a good idea.
>  - work together with Till to maintain those in Debian as well, then
>    we can just sync the package to Ubuntu (i. e. use the same in both
>    distributions)
>
>   
As Till maintains cupsddk in Ubuntu - he's probably the right person. 
Hence, I ask myself why he did not package it for debian yet. As said, I 
am willing to do it, if he is not - under team maintenance of course
But working together would, of course, be the best idea, since I dont 
know if Till leaks time or anything like that - and he's on that list as 
well so we should probably get an answer soon :-).

Do you dislike the idea of team maintenance? And do you know if there is 
any work done for the debian package yet?


regards,
Patrick
> What do you think?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Martin
>