[maemo-community] Community OBS

[From: robert bauer]

On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Andrew Flegg <andrew at bleb.org> wrote:

> On 12 April 2012 14:17, robert bauer <nybauer at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks vgrade.  Jaffa, please record the follow on discussion you had
> with
> > X-Fade after #mer-meeting in this thread.
>
> The gist was:
>
>  * Replacing Extras Autobuilder with OBS and a Mer project managed OBS
>    are independent.
>
They are independent.  It was proposed that the Mer project should manage
the OBS, but that is still up for discussion.  Should certainly be
discussed if there will be multiple maemo targets and maemo servers will be
used.  I suspect we will probably end up with the usual suspects though.


>
>  * Nokia pay Nemein for x hours of maemo.org support a month. Anything
>    above and beyond business-as-usual should deliver tangible, and
>    documented, benefits to maemo.org with transparent investment &
>    progress.
>
Are you sure the contract between Nokia and Nemein states a definite number
x of FTEs?  In any event, we need Nemein to estimate the amount of time it
will take, and make a plan for our volunteers.



>
>  * Some packages currently built by the autobuilder don't build cleanly
>    in COBS. An approach (including, potentially, binary & source imports
>    directly) would need to be determined for these.
>
OK


>
>  * The premise that aligning maemo.org builder + Downloads + Packages
>    + QA with other projects, such as AFM will mean less inconsistency
>    and more efficiency in terms of  maintenance/development is
>    _probably_ true; but may need to be spelt out and proven.
>
It may also provide some common ground between AFM and maemo communities.
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