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  • feedparser: New packaging

    From c.buhtz@posteo.jp@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 9 15:10:01 2021
    Dear list members,
    dear Mr. Millon,

    I am interested in packaging “feedparser” (https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/feedparser) for Debian. I addressed Mr.
    Millon directly because he is named as "uploader" for that package. The "maintainer" is the "Debian Python Team". So is this list the right
    place to contact that team?

    The stable package (6 years old) is far behind upstream. I am motivated because a) my own work depends on feedparser and b) I want to learn and
    will invest more resources in packaging other packages (e.g.
    "backintime"). Therefore, feedparser would be my learning start. I know
    the maintainer and packaging guides. Of course, I need to dive deeper
    into them but beside the technical issues, I have an idea about the
    "social system" behind it.

    First, I want to be sure not stealing work from someone. Is there an
    active maintainer on the Debian side for the package "feedparser"?

    Second, I am aware that I need an "uploader" because I do not have (and
    do not want to) have write access to the repository. However, this is a
    far away problem because the package itself needs to get done first. ;)

    Third (and most important), I need someone like a mentor. Whom can I ask
    when I have background questions that are not mentioned in the wiki or
    if I have technical problems? I need someone take my hand and someone to
    kick my butt when I need it. ;)

    I am sure it is helpful to introduce myself to the community. Which
    place would be the best for it? The Debian Python Mailinglist or
    anywhere else? Or a link to a Debian Wiki Entry?

    Best regards,
    Christian Buhtz

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  • From Paul Wise@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 10 01:00:01 2021
    On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 1:01 PM Christian Buhtz wrote:

    "maintainer" is the "Debian Python Team". So is this list the right
    place to contact that team?

    Correct.

    First, I want to be sure not stealing work from someone. Is there an
    active maintainer on the Debian side for the package "feedparser"?

    As you can see from the upload history, the package is team maintained
    with different people doing most of the uploads and people not in the
    Uploaders field even doing new upstream releases.

    Second, I am aware that I need an "uploader" because I do not have (and
    do not want to) have write access to the repository. However, this is a
    far away problem because the package itself needs to get done first. ;)

    The term we use for this is sponsor. IIRC for the Python team this
    means making changes in the git repository on salsa (see the Vcs-*
    fields) and then adding the package needing sponsorship to the topic
    of the #debian-python IRC channel on OFTC. If you aren't yet in the
    Python team on salsa you can submit merge requests in the meantime,
    and there is a page about how to join on the wiki.

    https://wiki.debian.org/Glossary#sponsor https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/PythonTeam
    https://wiki.debian.org/IRC
    https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/PythonTeam/HowToJoin

    Third (and most important), I need someone like a mentor. Whom can I ask
    when I have background questions that are not mentioned in the wiki or
    if I have technical problems? I need someone take my hand and someone to
    kick my butt when I need it. ;)

    In general Debian does not have mentors, instead we ask people with
    questions to ask them in public on the mailing lists or IRC channels,
    this way whoever sees the question first can respond and others can
    learn from the question and answer too. Apart from the usual support
    channels for questions about using Debian, debian-mentors list/channel
    is a good place to ask packaging questions and for more Python
    specific things the debian-python list/channel might be a better
    option.

    I am sure it is helpful to introduce myself to the community. Which
    place would be the best for it? The Debian Python Mailinglist or
    anywhere else? Or a link to a Debian Wiki Entry?

    Definitely, both of those options seem reasonable.

    --
    bye,
    pabs

    https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise

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