Hi,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Dave Neary <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dneary@maemo.org">dneary@maemo.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi,<br>
<br>
I know I'm not the only one confused here...<br>
<div class="im"><br>
Quim says:<br>
>>>> We are seeing more questions about this and actually the<br>
>>>> current information is misleading since it suggests that<br>
>>>> non-free packages can bypass the Extras-testing QA process,<br>
>>>> which is not true.<br>
<br>
</div><div class="im">And Jeremiah says:<br>
> Here is the relevant line that I believe X-fade added regarding this:<br>
> "There is no promotion available for non-free. You need to upload<br>
> yourpackage to the right repository yourself." When he states<br>
> 'promotion' he is referring to extras-testing.<br>
<br>
</div>This directly contradicts what Quim said - either non-free packages<br>
bypass the extras-testing QA process, or they don't. Which is it?<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> It is preferable that we make sure the wiki reflects reality rather<br>
> than just changing things on the fly. This page;<br>
> <a href="http://wiki.maemo.org/Uploading_to_Extras-devel#.22non-free.22_packages" target="_blank">http://wiki.maemo.org/Uploading_to_Extras-devel#.22non-free.22_packages</a><br>
> stated that non-free packages go through the same testing procedure<br>
> as free packages. This is not the case.<br>
<br>
</div>I put this in place today, following Quim's mail. Previously it said<br>
"It's your responsibility to upload to the right place" or something<br>
like that.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Let's wait until Niels comes back so that he can explain exactly what<br>
> his code does, then we can decide if we want to change the policy.<br>
<br>
</div>Perhaps part of Niels' tasks when he comes back should be to ensure that<br>
we don't need him to come back to explain what policy is? It seems like<br>
an awful lot of things depend on him being around.<br></blockquote><div><br>Totally agree.<br><br>Here's a example of a non-free package: <a href="http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-devel_non-free_armel/fring/1.2.1.64-1">http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-devel_non-free_armel/fring/1.2.1.64-1</a><br>
<br>It seems to have a similar page structure to the other free apps on package interface, don't know if there's a promotion button there(I'm not the maintainer), but if no is because Neils disable it.<br><br>
On a related topic is STILL possible to create a page at <a href="http://maemo.org">maemo.org</a> and insert a .install file pointing to a external repository, bypassing all the Q&A Criteria (someone already did that :( ).<br>
<br>Best regards,<br><br>-- <br>Valério Valério<br><br><a href="http://www.valeriovalerio.org">http://www.valeriovalerio.org</a><br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im"><br>
Cheers,<br>
Dave.<br>
<br>
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