Adopting pmidi

[Ross Gammon]

On 01/12/2015 06:01 PM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Quoting Ross Gammon (2015-01-12 17:43:09)
>> On 01/12/2015 05:01 PM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>>
>>> I'd be happy to co-maintain pmidi with you, if that is what you mean, 
>>> but won't "sponsor" your solo work.
>>>
>>
>> Excellent. Thanks Jonas. I will add you as an Uploader.
>>
>> Then when the new version is ready, all I will need is a "dcut dm...."
> 
> No.  Please do _not_ involve me with that style of "collaboration".

Whoops - I wasn't expecting that response. I shouldn't write quick
emails before I leave the computer to go and eat :-)

1. I have already prepared a version locally that works, but just needs
a tidy up, and a check to see if I can fix any bugs. Before I pushed it
it to Debian Multimedia, I was just checking if there was someone else
interested in the package. Unless I get stuck on any bugs, I wasn't
expecting too much collaboration straight away.

2. As a DM, I need a DD to give me permission to upload. I am happy to
ping DD's that have sponsored me in the past, or find a new one using
Mentors. Normally a DD won't give upload permission without being
familiar with, or checking my work. In other teams, for a new DM I have
seen team members wanting to check the first set of commits before
granting upload rights.

I am very keen to collaborate and work within teams in Debian. People
always get busy, get stuck on something, can learn from each other, help
each other, and can work on areas of common interest. With solo efforts,
sometimes packages can get very out of date, and the users suffer. This
actually happened to one of my favourite packages, and is what prompted
me to start contributing to Debian in the first place.

Here's hoping a more thought out statement of my intentions makes you
feel more at ease.

Regards,

Ross

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