Ubuntu

Adopt-an-Upstream

Registered by Daniel Holbach on 2009-11-05

Document best-practices for Upstreams to maintain their software in Ubuntu and for Ubuntu maintainers to be and stay in touch with Upstreams.

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Blueprint information

Status:: Complete

Approver:: Jono Bacon

Priority:: Medium

Drafter:: Daniel Holbach

Direction:: Approved

Assignee:: Jorge Castro

Definition:: Approved

Series goal:: Accepted for lucid

Implementation:: Implemented

Milestone target:: ubuntu-10.04

Started by: Daniel Holbach on 2009-12-01

Completed by: Daniel Holbach on 2010-11-01

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https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Specs/AdoptAnUpstream

Work items:
[dholbach] clean up wiki.ubuntu.com/Upstream namespace: DONE
[dholbach] work on sru/sync/cycle/etc cheatsheet: DONE
[dholbach] document relevant ubuntu development processes from an upstream point of view: DONE
[jml] figure out what upstreams want on their upstream project page: DONE
[jorge] call for volunteers aka launch the whole thing: DONE
[jorge] plan training sessions: DONE
[jorge] announce training sessions: DONE
[jorge] give training sessions: DONE
[jorge] recruit from upstream: DONE
[jorge] check again in a month, how far we got: DONE
[jorge] send reminder: DONE
[dholbach] blog about adopt an upstream: DONE