Resigning from LXQt maintainance

[Christian Dersch]

Hi all,

as some of you might have recognized, Fedora's LXQt is quite outdated 
(we have 0.11, current one for some weeks now is 0.13) and also needs 
some rework with respect to theming and the package set (upstream 
restructured packaging a bit with respect to common files). When I 
joined the Fedora LXQt effort, my job was the creation of the spin while 
other maintainers took care of most packages. Unfortunately the core 
packager left Fedora. I did the whole update once, but at that time it 
was mostly just about bumping the version and rediffing the patches. 
Also I had much more free time at that point.

As I recognized that I also really need more time for work on my PhD 
stuff, I decided to resign from work on Fedora LXQt. Of course I will 
continue my work on Fedora's scientific packages including the Astronomy 
Lab, which is closely linked with my PhD stuff. Also my other 
contributions like acting as an ambassador will continue as before, so 
it is "just" about LXQt.

If you're interested in picking Fedora LXQt up, let me know. Then I'll 
also give initial assistance of course. I already started some work on 
the update some weeks ago in copr 
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/lupinix/LXQt-0.13/ and 
https://pagure.io/lxqt-testing-copr This is missing the rework on themes 
etc., and I did not check all of the older patches. My intention of that 
move now is, that there should be still enough time for new maintainers 
to get everything up to date again for Fedora 29. Or (hopefully not :( ) 
to remove it if necessary.

Greetings,
Christian

[Manas Mangaonkar]

I can give this a shot,My name is Manas i am a Computer Engineering
undergrad. I dont know if i have the skills require for this. Can you give
some more information regarding the job.
I started contributing recently to withing the past month or so,as of today
i am the creator and maintainer for intel optimized kernel for fedora.

On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 7:06 PM, Christian Dersch <lupinix.fedora(a)gmail.com&gt;
wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
>  as some of you might have recognized, Fedora's LXQt is quite outdated (we
>  have 0.11, current one for some weeks now is 0.13) and also needs some
>  rework with respect to theming and the package set (upstream restructured
>  packaging a bit with respect to common files). When I joined the Fedora
>  LXQt effort, my job was the creation of the spin while other maintainers
>  took care of most packages. Unfortunately the core packager left Fedora. I
>  did the whole update once, but at that time it was mostly just about
>  bumping the version and rediffing the patches. Also I had much more free
>  time at that point.
>
>  As I recognized that I also really need more time for work on my PhD
>  stuff, I decided to resign from work on Fedora LXQt. Of course I will
>  continue my work on Fedora's scientific packages including the Astronomy
>  Lab, which is closely linked with my PhD stuff. Also my other contributions
>  like acting as an ambassador will continue as before, so it is "just" about
>  LXQt.
>
>  If you're interested in picking Fedora LXQt up, let me know. Then I'll
>  also give initial assistance of course. I already started some work on the
>  update some weeks ago in copr https://copr.fedorainfracloud.
>  org/coprs/lupinix/LXQt-0.13/ and https://pagure.io/lxqt-testing-copr This
>  is missing the rework on themes etc., and I did not check all of the older
>  patches. My intention of that move now is, that there should be still
>  enough time for new maintainers to get everything up to date again for
>  Fedora 29. Or (hopefully not :( ) to remove it if necessary.
>
>  Greetings,
>  Christian
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[Christian Dersch]

Hi,

are you already a packager? The work is mostly updating packages,
besides that one important part is the theming of LXQt (usage of Fedora
wallpaper etc.) and finally maintaining the live spin. Packaging is the
most important topic.

Greetings,
Christian


On 07/20/2018 04:44 PM, Manas Mangaonkar wrote:
>  I can give this a shot,My name is Manas i am a Computer Engineering
>  undergrad. I dont know if i have the skills require for this. Can you
>  give some more information regarding the job. 
>  I started contributing recently to withing the past month or so,as of
>  today i am the creator and maintainer for intel optimized kernel for
>  fedora. 
>
>  On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 7:06 PM, Christian Dersch
>  <lupinix.fedora(a)gmail.com <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
>
>      Hi all,
>
>      as some of you might have recognized, Fedora's LXQt is quite
>      outdated (we have 0.11, current one for some weeks now is 0.13)
>      and also needs some rework with respect to theming and the package
>      set (upstream restructured packaging a bit with respect to common
>      files). When I joined the Fedora LXQt effort, my job was the
>      creation of the spin while other maintainers took care of most
>      packages. Unfortunately the core packager left Fedora. I did the
>      whole update once, but at that time it was mostly just about
>      bumping the version and rediffing the patches. Also I had much
>      more free time at that point.
>
>      As I recognized that I also really need more time for work on my
>      PhD stuff, I decided to resign from work on Fedora LXQt. Of course
>      I will continue my work on Fedora's scientific packages including
>      the Astronomy Lab, which is closely linked with my PhD stuff. Also
>      my other contributions like acting as an ambassador will continue
>      as before, so it is "just" about LXQt.
>
>      If you're interested in picking Fedora LXQt up, let me know. Then
>      I'll also give initial assistance of course. I already started
>      some work on the update some weeks ago in copr
>      https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/lupinix/LXQt-0.13/
>      <https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/lupinix/LXQt-0.13/> and
>      https://pagure.io/lxqt-testing-copr
>      <https://pagure.io/lxqt-testing-copr> This is missing the rework
>      on themes etc., and I did not check all of the older patches. My
>      intention of that move now is, that there should be still enough
>      time for new maintainers to get everything up to date again for
>      Fedora 29. Or (hopefully not :( ) to remove it if necessary.
>
>      Greetings,
>      Christian
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[Manas Mangaonkar]

Yes i am already a packager,i can do this then

On Fri, 20 Jul 2018, 21:30 Christian Dersch, <lupinix.fedora(a)gmail.com&gt;
wrote:

>  Hi,
>
>  are you already a packager? The work is mostly updating packages, besides
>  that one important part is the theming of LXQt (usage of Fedora wallpaper
>  etc.) and finally maintaining the live spin. Packaging is the most
>  important topic.
>
>  Greetings,
>  Christian
>
>
>  On 07/20/2018 04:44 PM, Manas Mangaonkar wrote:
>
>  I can give this a shot,My name is Manas i am a Computer Engineering
>  undergrad. I dont know if i have the skills require for this. Can you give
>  some more information regarding the job.
>  I started contributing recently to withing the past month or so,as of
>  today i am the creator and maintainer for intel optimized kernel for
>  fedora.
>
>  On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 7:06 PM, Christian Dersch <
>  lupinix.fedora(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > as some of you might have recognized, Fedora's LXQt is quite outdated (we
> > have 0.11, current one for some weeks now is 0.13) and also needs some
> > rework with respect to theming and the package set (upstream restructured
> > packaging a bit with respect to common files). When I joined the Fedora
> > LXQt effort, my job was the creation of the spin while other maintainers
> > took care of most packages. Unfortunately the core packager left Fedora. I
> > did the whole update once, but at that time it was mostly just about
> > bumping the version and rediffing the patches. Also I had much more free
> > time at that point.
> >
> > As I recognized that I also really need more time for work on my PhD
> > stuff, I decided to resign from work on Fedora LXQt. Of course I will
> > continue my work on Fedora's scientific packages including the Astronomy
> > Lab, which is closely linked with my PhD stuff. Also my other contributions
> > like acting as an ambassador will continue as before, so it is "just"
> about
> > LXQt.
> >
> > If you're interested in picking Fedora LXQt up, let me know. Then I'll
> > also give initial assistance of course. I already started some work on the
> > update some weeks ago in copr
> > https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/lupinix/LXQt-0.13/ and
> > https://pagure.io/lxqt-testing-copr This is missing the rework on themes
> > etc., and I did not check all of the older patches. My intention of that
> > move now is, that there should be still enough time for new maintainers to
> > get everything up to date again for Fedora 29. Or (hopefully not :( ) to
> > remove it if necessary.
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Christian
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[Christian Dersch]

Hi again :) I don't see you in packager group in FAS (which is a
requirement for lxqt-sig access to LXQt packages). So you need to be
sponsored as a packager first to be able to build and maintain official
Fedora packages, check
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Join_the_package_collection_maintainers

But a first step would be playing with LXQt and the new version in a
personal copr to get familiar with it. Very useful resource is the build
order provided by upstream:
https://forum.lxqt.org/t/build-order-release-plan/292

Greetings,
Christian


On 07/20/2018 07:44 PM, Manas Mangaonkar wrote:
>  Yes i am already a packager,i can do this then 
>
>  On Fri, 20 Jul 2018, 21:30 Christian Dersch, <lupinix.fedora(a)gmail.com
>  <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
>
>      Hi,
>
>      are you already a packager? The work is mostly updating packages,
>      besides that one important part is the theming of LXQt (usage of
>      Fedora wallpaper etc.) and finally maintaining the live spin.
>      Packaging is the most important topic.
>
>      Greetings,
>      Christian
>
>
>      On 07/20/2018 04:44 PM, Manas Mangaonkar wrote:
> >     I can give this a shot,My name is Manas i am a Computer
> >     Engineering undergrad. I dont know if i have the skills require
> >     for this. Can you give some more information regarding the job. 
> >     I started contributing recently to withing the past month or
> >     so,as of today i am the creator and maintainer for intel
> >     optimized kernel for fedora. 
> >
> >     On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 7:06 PM, Christian Dersch
> >     <lupinix.fedora(a)gmail.com <mailto:[e-mail]>> wrote:
> >
> >         Hi all,
> >
> >         as some of you might have recognized, Fedora's LXQt is quite
> >         outdated (we have 0.11, current one for some weeks now is
> >         0.13) and also needs some rework with respect to theming and
> >         the package set (upstream restructured packaging a bit with
> >         respect to common files). When I joined the Fedora LXQt
> >         effort, my job was the creation of the spin while other
> >         maintainers took care of most packages. Unfortunately the
> >         core packager left Fedora. I did the whole update once, but
> >         at that time it was mostly just about bumping the version and
> >         rediffing the patches. Also I had much more free time at that
> >         point.
> >
> >         As I recognized that I also really need more time for work on
> >         my PhD stuff, I decided to resign from work on Fedora LXQt.
> >         Of course I will continue my work on Fedora's scientific
> >         packages including the Astronomy Lab, which is closely linked
> >         with my PhD stuff. Also my other contributions like acting as
> >         an ambassador will continue as before, so it is "just" about
> >         LXQt.
> >
> >         If you're interested in picking Fedora LXQt up, let me know.
> >         Then I'll also give initial assistance of course. I already
> >         started some work on the update some weeks ago in copr
> >         https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/lupinix/LXQt-0.13/
> >         and https://pagure.io/lxqt-testing-copr This is missing the
> >         rework on themes etc., and I did not check all of the older
> >         patches. My intention of that move now is, that there should
> >         be still enough time for new maintainers to get everything up
> >         to date again for Fedora 29. Or (hopefully not :( ) to remove
> >         it if necessary.
> >
> >         Greetings,
> >         Christian
> >         _______________________________________________
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[Manas Mangaonkar]

Hey,

So i recently began packaging like a month back so i had no idea this was a
thing,i will get back to you asap after checking the links and everything.

On Sat, 21 Jul 2018, 22:43 Christian Dersch, <lupinix.fedora(a)gmail.com&gt;
wrote:

>  Hi again :) I don't see you in packager group in FAS (which is a
>  requirement for lxqt-sig access to LXQt packages). So you need to be
>  sponsored as a packager first to be able to build and maintain official
>  Fedora packages, check
>  https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Join_the_package_collection_maintainers
>
>  But a first step would be playing with LXQt and the new version in a
>  personal copr to get familiar with it. Very useful resource is the build
>  order provided by upstream:
>  https://forum.lxqt.org/t/build-order-release-plan/292
>
>  Greetings,
>  Christian
>
>
>  On 07/20/2018 07:44 PM, Manas Mangaonkar wrote:
>
>  Yes i am already a packager,i can do this then
>
>  On Fri, 20 Jul 2018, 21:30 Christian Dersch, <lupinix.fedora(a)gmail.com&gt;
>  wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > are you already a packager? The work is mostly updating packages, besides
> > that one important part is the theming of LXQt (usage of Fedora wallpaper
> > etc.) and finally maintaining the live spin. Packaging is the most
> > important topic.
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Christian
> >
> >
> > On 07/20/2018 04:44 PM, Manas Mangaonkar wrote:
> >
> > I can give this a shot,My name is Manas i am a Computer Engineering
> > undergrad. I dont know if i have the skills require for this. Can you give
> > some more information regarding the job.
> > I started contributing recently to withing the past month or so,as of
> > today i am the creator and maintainer for intel optimized kernel for
> > fedora.
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 7:06 PM, Christian Dersch <
> > lupinix.fedora(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> as some of you might have recognized, Fedora's LXQt is quite outdated
> >> (we have 0.11, current one for some weeks now is 0.13) and also needs some
> >> rework with respect to theming and the package set (upstream restructured
> >> packaging a bit with respect to common files). When I joined the Fedora
> >> LXQt effort, my job was the creation of the spin while other maintainers
> >> took care of most packages. Unfortunately the core packager left Fedora. I
> >> did the whole update once, but at that time it was mostly just about
> >> bumping the version and rediffing the patches. Also I had much more free
> >> time at that point.
> >>
> >> As I recognized that I also really need more time for work on my PhD
> >> stuff, I decided to resign from work on Fedora LXQt. Of course I will
> >> continue my work on Fedora's scientific packages including the Astronomy
> >> Lab, which is closely linked with my PhD stuff. Also my other contributions
> >> like acting as an ambassador will continue as before, so it is "just"
> about
> >> LXQt.
> >>
> >> If you're interested in picking Fedora LXQt up, let me know. Then I'll
> >> also give initial assistance of course. I already started some work on the
> >> update some weeks ago in copr
> >> https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/lupinix/LXQt-0.13/ and
> >> https://pagure.io/lxqt-testing-copr This is missing the rework on
> >> themes etc., and I did not check all of the older patches. My intention of
> >> that move now is, that there should be still enough time for new
> >> maintainers to get everything up to date again for Fedora 29. Or (hopefully
> >> not :( ) to remove it if necessary.
> >>
> >> Greetings,
> >> Christian
> >> _______________________________________________
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