2010-08-25 20:41:39 CEST
derivatives as users?
there was a recurring catchphrase
during DebConf10, worded something like "Debian derivatives are
also our users", that appeared quite often in talks as well as in
hallway chats.
I kept pondering about this idea, & I'm still not sure what to think about it, & what the "message behind the message" actually is: is it an intelligent new point of view, some new way of thinking, seeing an increase in our user base & therefore in our possibilities&responsibilities? or, on the contrary, is it an admission of "defeat", accepting in resignation that end users prefer other distros, & Debian can only cling to the idea of "derivatives as users" in order to maintain its raison d'être?
in the beginning I liked the idea ("oh, I haven't looked at it that way yet"); over time I tended to hear the defending undertone stronger ("if nothing else we are at least useful as a base for other distros").
the phrase might have both aspects; & I'm still not sure neither how it was actually meant nor if I like it ...
I kept pondering about this idea, & I'm still not sure what to think about it, & what the "message behind the message" actually is: is it an intelligent new point of view, some new way of thinking, seeing an increase in our user base & therefore in our possibilities&responsibilities? or, on the contrary, is it an admission of "defeat", accepting in resignation that end users prefer other distros, & Debian can only cling to the idea of "derivatives as users" in order to maintain its raison d'être?
in the beginning I liked the idea ("oh, I haven't looked at it that way yet"); over time I tended to hear the defending undertone stronger ("if nothing else we are at least useful as a base for other distros").
the phrase might have both aspects; & I'm still not sure neither how it was actually meant nor if I like it ...
2010-08-22 23:45:18 CEST
RC bugs 2010/27 - 2010/33
long time no RC bug posting. in july
I was at the Munich
BSP, & during DebCamp/DebConf I had the excuse of being one
of the judges of the RCBC (which was
the only reason for the freeze, I'm sure :)).
to keep up with the tradition of posting about my other RC bug activities, here comes a short list. as you can see most of the work was done in or around the pkg-perl group; luckily I often only have to upload packages prepared by ansgar, carnil, & others.
to keep up with the tradition of posting about my other RC bug activities, here comes a short list. as you can see most of the work was done in or around the pkg-perl group; luckily I often only have to upload packages prepared by ansgar, carnil, & others.
#560634– src:libparse-debianchangelog-perl: "libparse-debianchangelog-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
upload NMU prepared by Ansgar#578458– src:libcoro-perl: "libcoro-perl: FTBFS: E: Caught signal 'Terminated': terminating immediately"
use different backends for different architectures - didn't work :/ (pkg-perl)#580479– libdbd-mysql-perl: "libdbd-mysql-perl can access out of string and call craches"
upload new upstream release, prepared by Ansgar (pkg-perl)#582410– libgtk2-perl: "libgtk2-perl: FTBFS on mips: Failed test 'callbacks encountered'"
don't run tests that need an X server (pkg-perl)#585471– webgui: "webgui: License of www/extras/yui/examples/treeview/assets/js/json.js is considered non-free"
upload new upstream release prepard by SquOnk#588118– libmoose-perl: "libmoose-perl [ia64]: test failures"
upload with patch from Niko (pkg-perl)#590409– src:libdbd-anydata-perl: "libdbd-anydata-perl: FTBFS: Can't call method "params" on unblessed reference at /usr/lib/perl5/DBI/DBD/SqlEngine.pm line 721."
upload NMU prepared by Ansgar (pkg-perl)#590453– libgtk2-perl: "libgtk2-perl: Gtk2::Dialog and descendents signal produces different response to ->run()"
upload new version prepared by Jeffrey (pkg-perl)#591108– src:jabref-plugin-oo: "jabref-plugin-oo: FTBFS: package org.antlr.runtime does not exist"
add .jar to classpath#591113– src:libwebservice-youtube-perl: "libwebservice-youtube-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
upload fixed package prepared by carnil (pkg-perl)#591120– src:libhtml-formfu-perl: "libhtml-formfu-perl: FTBFS: failed test"
upload fixed package prepard by carnil (pkg-perl)#591166– src:nama: "nama: FTBFS: tests failed"
upload new upstream release prepared by ansgar (pkg-perl)#592981– src:jifty: "FTBFS: failed tests t/TestApp-Plugin-SetupWizard/t/001-basic.t with libyaml-syck-perl 1.12-1"
upload patched package prepared by ansgar (pkg-perl)#593012– src:libdevel-ebug-perl: "FTBFS: test t/pad.t fails with libyaml-syck-perl 1.12"
upload patched package prepared by carnil (pkg-perl)
2010-08-11 06:15:12 CEST
RCBC - results and prizes
At the beginning of DebCamp, Zack
started the RCBC – the Release Critical Bug squashing Contest. Two
weeks later not only DebConf10 is over but we also have results for
the RCBC:
In summary: It was a huge success, we managed to fix
The winners who haven't collected their prizes at the closing ceremony will get them be snail mail.
Finally let me thank
In summary: It was a huge success, we managed to fix
- 139 RC bugs in testing/unstable
- 79 RC bugs in stable
- Stable: Gerfried Fuchs (77 bugs)
- Testing/unstable: 1. Moritz Mühlenhoff (32 bugs), 2. Nico Golde (17 bugs), 3. Alexander Reichle-Schmehl (16 bugs)
The winners who haven't collected their prizes at the closing ceremony will get them be snail mail.
Finally let me thank
- our donors of the prizes
- Micah and Zack for initiating the contest
- Mehdi for being my co-judge
- all participants who hugely improved Debian in the last two weeks
