[Utnubu-discuss] UCD Seeking a Sponsor (for parcellite and file-browser-applet)

[Bart Martens]

On Tue, 2009-04-21 at 13:10 -0400, Andrew wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm an Ubuntu Contributing Developer who also maintains a few packages
> in Debian. I currently have updates for two of my packages waiting on
> debian.mentors for which I'm looking for sponsors. This list doesn't
> seem very active any more, but as DDs who also do work in Ubuntu might
> be more familiar with my work I thought I'd look for a sponsor here.
> If this is a miss-use of this list, please let me know (and I
> apologize if this is the case).

The most suitable mailinglist to ask for a sponsor is debian-mentors.

> The Debian version of file-browser-applet is currently behind Ubuntu.
> It has a versionized build-depend on libgtk2.0-dev (>= 2.14) which
> didn't enter unstable until recently.
> 
> file-browser-applet can be found on mentors.debian.net:
> - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/f/file-browser-applet
> - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable
> main contrib non-free
> - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/f/file-browser-applet/file-browser-applet_0.6.2-1.dsc
> 

Uploaded.

> Also, as I already have your attention, a couple questions. Generally
> what is the state of this team? 

No idea.

> I think I once saw a popcorn 

Popcorn ? :-)

> analysis
> of packages in Ubuntu but not Debian, but I can't seem to find it. Did
> I make this up? 

No.

> Anyone have a link? 

http://wiki.debian.org/Utnubu

> Is it up to date? 

Yes.

> I ask as I might
> be interested in maintaining widely used packages that haven't made it
> to Debian.

If it makes Debian better, sure, go ahead !

Regards,

Bart Martens