[Trisquel-devel] [PATCH] package-helpers - Add make-zam-plugins, a package from Debian experimental

[Andrew Lindley]

From: Damien Zammit <damien at zamaudio.com>
Subject: Re: [Trisquel-devel] [PATCH] package-helpers - Add make-zam-plugins, a package from Debian experimental
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 01:16:10 +1000

> Hi Leny / Andrew,
> Thank you for your swift reply.
> 
> I enjoy reverse engineering in my spare time and I contributed a patch
> to the Linux kernel that freed a decent proprietary USB sound card.  I
> am proud to say it is now part of the default Trisquel kernel.
> 
> On 04/10/14 19:48, Andrew Lindley wrote:
>> The current situation is Ruben the BDFL is commissioning the
>> infrastructure systems for a new contribution process.  AIUI this will
>> also include a community repo.  So even if your package isn't accepted
>> into the main then it could well end up in a community supported
>> extension.
> Just to clarify, zam-plugins 2.1 is already in "belenos main".
> I really hope that it can remain in the main repo and that a version
> bump to 3.3 wouldn't be out of the question (obviously whenever your new
> system is ready to accept package updates).
> 
> FYI + screenshots
> 2.1  http://www.zamaudio.com/?p=870
> 3.3  http://www.zamaudio.com/?p=976
> 

Hi Damien,

OK, patch acceptance is the BDFL alone's s area.  If he doesn't I intend
working on putting your patch into the community repo to encourage further
upstream dev activity and suuport for Trisquel. 

Hope this is good enough for you.

Yours,

Leny