[maemo-developers] Ask for removal of some packages from Extras Fremantle repository

[From: Matti Airas]

On 22.03.2010 11:12, ext Benoît HERVIER wrote:

> Please, can you remove all version of the following packages from the
> extras fremantle, extras-testing fremantle, and extras-devel fremantle
> repository :
>
 > [...]
> - pypackager
> - py2deb
 > [...]

Hi Benoit et al,

Having been preoccupied with other stuff the last few weeks, I only 
today came to notice the devastating incident about your packages and 
participation. Benoit, I respect your decisions no matter what the 
reasons are but am really sorry to see you go (if that's the final 
decision).

However, as a member of the PyMaemo project I'm really worried about the 
fate of the pypackager and py2deb packages which allow for creating deb 
packages of Python programs without resorting to the use of Scratchbox. 
The functionality provided by these packages is quite essential to the 
developer story of the PyMaemo project since we don't want to force 
prospective PyMaemo developers to install Scratchbox and the full SDK 
just to have packages created.

Also, from the PyMaemo project point of view, it's important to have any 
relevant packages within the maemo.org infrastructure (although you 
obviously are free not to do that yourself, this is a volunteer effort). 
Hence, I'd be very interested in hearing your opinions regarding these 
packages.

Would you think it's OK if we maintained the packages on the extras.* 
repos? If you are still interested in developing the packages further 
(at least pypackager, I understood you consider py2deb as deprecated in 
any case), you could act as upstream to the PyMaemo-maintained packages 
(and still maintain your own repo if you wish).

On the other hand, if you don't feel like working on them any longer, I 
hope it's all right for you if we just catch the ball and adopt the 
packages to PyMaemo proper. If that would be the case, would you rather 
see us do a clean fork (renaming the packages and all) or would it be OK 
if we just took the ownership of the current projects and carried on 
from there?

In any case, I sincerely appreciate the contributions you've done to 
maemo.org and PyMaemo.

Cheers,

ma.