Perhaps, if this introduction is done by video conference it could be recorded and archived for future reference on this page –
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/Java/
If its not too much trouble.
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From: Marián Konček
Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 6:20 AM
To: devel@lists.fedoraproject.org
Cc: pboy@barkhof.uni-bremen.de
Subject: Re: Orphaning/retiring 3 Java packages
I could introduce Peter into Fedora java packaging.
On 24. 7. 2019 20:03, Peter Boy wrote:
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>> Am 23.07.2019 um 16:08 schrieb Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com>:
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>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 1:50 PM Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> wrote:
>>> On 23. 07. 19 13:27, Mikolaj Izdebski wrote:
>>>> Soon after Fedora 31 branching I intend to retire java-packaging-howto
>>>> package and orphan byaccj and javapackages-tools packages. The reason
>>>> is that I intend to maintain these packages as part of modules.
>>>>
>>>> I will continue to maintain non-modular packages through lifecycles of
>>>> Fedora 29-31, but starting from Fedora 32 I will maintain modular
>>>> versions only.
>>> Do you realize that while your decision to move essential bits of Java packaging
>>> to modules might untie your hands a lot, it is causing everybody else involved
>>> more and more trouble?
>> Perhaps I don't realize the trouble, could you elaborate? I expect
>> orphaned packages to be adopted by someone, likely a member of
>> Stewardship SIG. These two packages are low-maintenance and don't
>> require much work - they don't have many upstream changes and don't
>> get many bugs reported. So I don't see that much trouble in this case.
>>
>>> I acknowledge that it is your right to orphan essentially anything you want,
>>> however the motivation here seems a bit... nonempathetic.
>>>
>>> Would you mind to reconsider?
>> Definitely - this is the reason I wrote to the list. Do you have any
>> proposal what to do with these packages instead of orphaning them?
>
> Sorry for jumping in. I think this might be an opportunity to participate in the Fedora Projekt. I’ve a lot of experience in java development and in creating application rpms, but none in the specialties of Fedora packaging. Would you accept me as co-maintainer and provide some guidance at the beginning?
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