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  • Question with packaging for non-free

    From Hunter Wittenborn@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 21 09:10:02 2021
    Hello,



    I've recently been working on a project called https://github.com/hwittenborn/makedeb that converts Arch Linux packages into Debian packages. More specifically, it takes the Arch Linux build format, PKGBUILDs, and uses them to make Debian packages.



    As of recent, I've been wanting to package it for the Debian repositories, but makedeb itself only makes binary packages (makedeb is also self-building).



    As a result of that, I've decided that the best course of action would be to publish it to the https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive#s-non-free, but I haven't been able to find where I would start for that. I've looked at the https://
    mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers/ page, but it looked like the guide was written up for people creating source packages.



    Is there anywhere I should look at, or anyone I should contact?
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    <div><br></div><div>I've recently been working on a project called <a href="https://github.com/hwittenborn/makedeb" target="_blank">makedeb</a>&nbsp;that converts Arch Linux packages into Debian packages. More specifically, it takes the Arch Linux
    build format, PKGBUILDs, and uses them to make Debian packages.<br></div><div><br></div><div>As of recent, I've been wanting to package it for the Debian repositories, but makedeb itself only makes binary packages (makedeb is also self-building).<br></
    <div><br></div><div>As a result of that, I've decided that the best course of action would be to publish it to the <a href="https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive#s-non-free" target="_blank">non-free archive</a>, but I haven't been able
    to find where I would start for that. I've looked at the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers/">Debian Mentors</a>&nbsp;page, but it looked like the guide was written up for people creating source packages.<br></div><
    <br></div><div>Is there anywhere I should look at, or anyone I should contact?</div></div><br></body></html>

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  • From Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside@21:1/5 to Hunter Wittenborn on Fri May 21 09:30:01 2021
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    Hi!

    On 2021-05-21 2:51 a.m., Hunter Wittenborn wrote:
    Hello,

    I've recently been working on a project called makedeb <https://github.com/hwittenborn/makedeb> that converts Arch Linux
    packages into Debian packages. More specifically, it takes the Arch
    Linux build format, PKGBUILDs, and uses them to make Debian packages.

    As of recent, I've been wanting to package it for the Debian
    repositories, but makedeb itself only makes binary packages (makedeb is
    also self-building).


    Why are you putting the package in non-free ?
    What license did you put your software under ?

    There's rule regarding GPL software and packaging that must be followed...

    As a result of that, I've decided that the best course of action would
    be to publish it to the non-free archive <https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive#s-non-free>, but I haven't been able to find where I would start for that. I've looked at the Debian Mentors <https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers/> page, but it looked like the guide was written up for people creating source packages.

    Is there anywhere I should look at, or anyone I should contact?


    --
    Polyna-Maude R.-Summerside
    -Be smart, Be wise, Support opensource development


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  • From Mechtilde Stehmann@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 21 10:20:02 2021
    To: hunter@hunterwittenborn.com

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    Hello Hunter

    Am 21.05.21 um 08:51 schrieb Hunter Wittenborn:
    Hello,

    I've recently been working on a project called https://github.com/hwittenborn/makedeb that converts Arch Linux
    packages into Debian packages. More specifically, it takes the Arch
    Linux build format, PKGBUILDs, and uses them to make Debian
    packages.

    As of recent, I've been wanting to package it for the Debian
    repositories, but makedeb itself only makes binary packages (makedeb
    is also self-building).

    Do you want to have the package "makedeb" in the Debian Repo?

    If yes, then try to build it from its source. Then it can be published
    in main

    As a result of that, I've decided that the best course of action
    would be to publish it to the https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive#s-non-free, but I
    haven't been able to find where I would start for that. I've looked
    at the https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers/ page, but it
    looked like the guide was written up for people creating source
    packages.

    Is there anywhere I should look at, or anyone I should contact?


    Kind regards
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    Mechtilde Stehmann
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