Re: Plasma

[Stéphane Glondu <glondu@debian.org>]

Le 02/11/2011 21:13, Gerd Stolpmann a écrit :
> First, Plasma needs an absolutely recent version of ocamlnet, i.e.
> 3.4.1. I couldn't find a repository with it.

I've just updated it (in Debian unstable).

> Second, there is the question how to get it into Debian. The dpkg is no
> problem for me as long as I publish it for myself, but it would be more
> visible if it were in Debian. Honestly, I'm hoping to find somebody who
> could fill out the role as maintainer, leaving me in the second row.

The proper way to ask for a new package is to submit an RFP bug, as
explained in:

  http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/

RFP bugs are sent to the debian-devel mailing-list, which many people
involved in Debian read. Then someone interested for introducing the
package and maintaining it might pick it up and turn it into ITP.

Additionally, in your case, you can also add
debian-ocaml-maint@lists.debian.org in CC.

As far as I am concerned, I can provide help for the OCaml-related
parts, but maybe someone more interested in Plasma itself would be a
better fit for actually introducing the package.

> Third, is there a way to make it more known using Debian channels? For
> general use, it is interesting because it provides an easy way for
> getting a distributed and replicated filesystem that can be mounted via
> NFS. "Easy" means here that it is just user-space software, and one does
> not need expensive hardware like fiberchannels or router hacks to
> implement it.

Submitting an RFP bug looks the most "official" way to do that... but
some people (including myself) skip them.

There is also Debian Planet which is followed by lots of people
(including myself)... so you can convince someone who has a blog listed
there to write a post about Plasma :-)


Cheers,

-- 
Stéphane