I could introduce Peter into Fedora java packaging.
On 24. 7. 2019 20:03, Peter Boy wrote:
> Am 23.07.2019 um 16:08 schrieb Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk(a)redhat.com>:
>
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 1:50 PM Miro Hrončok <mhroncok(a)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?
Peter
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