[Pkg-x2go-devel] [X2go-dev] Starting to get x2go into Ubuntu Oneiric

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Hi Stéphane,

On 11-05-19 at 02:25pm, Stéphane Graber wrote:
> > >> DO you think you can work on our NX code base and do the changes 
> > >> there? Work on each Git project (nxcomp, nxcompext, nxcompshad) 
> > >> could start in a Git branch first.
> > >
> > > I'm currently using the upstream tarballs from 
> > > http://www.nomachine.com/sources.php and updated the packaging 
> > > based on what's in the x2go PPA and in Debian. Resulting packaging 
> > > should probably end up in Debian and then be synced in Ubuntu.
> > 
> > Ok, so you also actually picked up dead source from NoMachine. Thank 
> > god... Thus, it again makes sense to incude all actual code changes 
> > (version packaging changes) into the X2go Git repos... (to have all 
> > code together end up in Debian, finally).
> 
> It really is an issue to have two "upstreams" for the same "project" 
> ... I'm really reluctant to use x2go as the "upstream" for anything 
> that's at http://www.nomachine.com/sources.php
> 
> Though I'm perfectly fine using NoMachine's source code and applying 
> recommended changes from x2go's git on top of that.
> 
> Of course if Debian actually chooses to "switch" upstream for the NX 
> code over to x2go, then I'll be fine syncing from Debian. I just think 
> it'll confuse a lot of people having two "active" upstreams for the 
> "same" code...

I perfectly agree with you, Stéphane!


If newer alternative libraries are not appropriate to apply as patches 
to the existing ones in Debian, then I find it most sensible to ship 
them with alternate names in Debian (rather than replacing the existing 
ones).


Kind regards,

 - Jonas


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