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.

Danny Lee <dreamer@panix.com>

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. ~ Leonardo da Vinci

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:

>> Am 23.07.2019 um 16:08 schrieb Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com>:

>> 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?

> Peter

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