Re: Bug#874703: RFS: rednotebook/2.2-1.1 [ITP] [NMU] -- A cross-platform journal (original) (raw)

On Sat, 2017-09-09 at 09:49 -0300, Herbert Fortes wrote:

Hi Phil Wyert,

On Fri, 2017-09-08 at 22:21 +0100, Phil Wyett wrote:

Package: sponsorship-requests Severity: wishlist Owner: Phil Wyett philwyett@kathenas.org

I am looking for a sponsor for my package "rednotebook":

  • Package name    : rednotebook   Version         : 2.2   Upstream Author : Jendrik Seipp jendrikseipp@web.de
  • URL             : https://github.com/jendrikseipp/rednotebook
  • License         : GPL-2+   Programming Lang: Python   Description: A modern desktop journal. It lets you format, tag and                search your entries. You can also add pictures, links                and customizable templates, spell check your notes,                and export to plain text, HTML, Latex or PDF.

To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL:

https://mentors.debian.net/package/rednotebook

Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command: https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/r/rednotebook/rednotebook_2.2- 1.1. ds c

More information about rednotebook can be obtained from:

http://rednotebook.sourceforge.net https://github.com/jendrikseipp/rednotebook

This package was removed from debian due to webkit issues. This is hopefully the beginning of having it back in debian.

I am working with the upstream author and will continue to do so.

Regards

Phil

Hi,

New upload.

To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL:

https://mentors.debian.net/package/rednotebook

Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command: https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/r/rednotebook/rednotebook_2.2-1. 2.ds c

Changes:

rednotebook (2.2-1.2) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Non-maintainer upload.   * Fix lintian pedantic warning - wiki-copyright-format-uri.   * Fix license block issues created from above fix.

 -- Phil Wyett philwyett@kathenas.org  Fri, 08 Sep 2017 22:35:07 +0100

The *.dsc link above does not work, so I visited the rednotebook's  page on mentors and used this link (the last upload):

https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/r/rednotebook/rednotebook_2.2-2.ds c

The 'debian/changelog' file is a little bit difficult to  understand. There is a lot of entries like that:

rednotebook (X.X-X) UNRELEASED; urgency=low

On dates that it was not part of Debian. The package has been  removed on [Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2017 16:31:39 +0000]

The last entry in 'debian/changelog' file is:

rednotebook (2.2-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium

  * Team upload.   * Packaged for Debian Mentors.   * Non maintainer upload

 -- Omar Jair Purata Funes omarpurataf@gmail.com  Sat, 09 Sep 2017 00:07:42 -0500

The maintainer is Jonathan Wiltshire (last upload 1.8.1-1). Not  Jendrik Seipp (as is written on 'debian/control')

'debian/changelog', 'debian/control' and 'debian/rules' files  needs adjusts. 

There is a lot of work to do to put this package back.

Regards, Herbert

Hi,

This bug was closed due to the fact that my good upload was superseded by another uploader and my files removed. It will be redone when I have the cooperation of the other mentors uploader.

I have emailed the person concerned and asked that I get the package back into debian and they learn from this, how to work with upstream and debian alike. I am working with the upstream author to fix issues and have.

Upstream:

https://github.com/jendrikseipp/rednotebook

A look at the commit history/merges indicates work being done.

This package was removed from debian and any historical maintainer is AWOL and not an issue in my eyes. This is a fresh start from upstream and what is reflected in the current changelog is from the upstream developer.

I may adopt the package at a later date when accepted into debian, but waiting for debian to react is tiresome - releases team and mentors/sponsors. To be honest, how much hot air and energy is used to get little actually done is amazing and a real put off for new contributors like myself.

Oh... I will exclude Steve McIntyre (Sledge) from my annoyance with debian processes as a new contributor. Steve is a gentleman; we did some live-wrapper work pre 9.1 and testing of the release and he has been nothing but responsive to contribution.

Regards

Phil

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