| Author: | Gustavo Franco <stratus@debian.org>, Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> |
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| License: | GNU GPL v2 or later |
| Introduction: | Python Modules Packaging Team aims to improve the python modules situation in Debian, by packaging available modules that may be useful and providing a central location for packages maintained by a team, hence improving responsiveness, integration and standardization. PMPT or just python-modules is hosted at alioth.debian.org, the Debian GForge installation. We currently have a SVN repository and a mailing list whose email address can be used in the Maintainer field on co-maintained packages. For more information send a message to: debian-python@lists.debian.org |
The team is open to any python-related package maintainer. To be added on the team, please send your request on debian-python@lists.debian.org indicate why you want to join the team: maintain your current packages within the team, help maintain some specific packages, etc. Don't forget to indicate your Alioth login !
Any Debian developer who wishes to integrate his packages in the team can do so without requesting access (as the repository is writable by all DD). If one wants to be more involved in the team, we still recommend requesting access so that he appears in the public member list displayed on Alioth's project page.
The team accepts all contributors and is not restricted to Debian developers. Several Debian developers of the team will gladly sponsor packages of non-DD who are part of the team. Sponsorship requests can be sent on the main discussion list or on #debian-python IRC channel (OFTC network).
All team members should of course follow the main discussion list: debian-python@lists.debian.org
A package maintained within the team should have the name of the team either in the Maintainer field or in the Uploaders field.
Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team <python-modules-team@lists.alioth.debian.org>
This enables the team to have an overview of its packages on the DDPO_website.
Thus if you bring some packages into the team, you can keep your name in the Maintainer field. You will receive bug reports and handle your package as usual except that other team members may help from time to time and/or take over when you're too busy.
If you put the team in the Maintainer field, the package will be handled completely by the team and every member is invited to work on any outstanding issue.
Team members who have broad interest should subscribe to the mailing list python-modules-team@lists.alioth.debian.org whereas members who are only interested in some packages should use the Package Tracking System to follow the packages.
We're using a Subversion repository to maintain all the packages, then if you're not already using it you will need to install svn-buildpackage.
The repository layout:
The source packages are here.
For more information on how to maintain packages within the repository with svn-buildpackage: http://pkg-perl.alioth.debian.org/subversion.html
Please note that python-modules URLs are different than pkg-perl ones:
The goal of the team is to maintain all packages as best as possible. Thus every member is encouraged to do general QA work on all the packages: fix bugs, test packages, improve them to use the latest python packaging tools, etc.
Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Python Modules Packaging Team. All rights reserved. This document is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as GNU GPL v2 or later.