Debian Healthcheck

Registered by Jono Bacon

Our usual assessment of Debian/Ubuntu relations.

Blueprint information

Status:
Started
Approver:
Jono Bacon
Priority:
Medium
Drafter:
None
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
Jorge Castro
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for maverick
Implementation:
Started
Milestone target:
milestone icon ubuntu-10.10
Started by
Jono Bacon

Related branches

Sprints

Whiteboard

Work items for maverick-alpha-3:
[jorge] emphasize more when Ubuntu developers are merging to put Debian into their workflow: DONE
[jorge] setup a front desk for Debian developers (sync requests, questions) (note:adding this info to existing places and pages): POSTPONED

Work items for maverick-beta-1:
[jorge] increase the level of pressure on Ubuntu developers: to push stuff upstream, to discuss big changes in Debian first, to package in Debian first/at the same time (possibly in experimental): DONE

Work items:
[dholbach] emphasize Debian in the sponsorship checklist: DONE
[jonobacon] talk to canonical platform about packages being heavily modified without feedback/collab: TODO
[dholbach] talk to debian people for UDW: DONE
[james-w] talk to launchpad people about exposing history through UDD (perhaps a srcpkg2html tool for patch-tracker.debian.org?): POSTPONED
[lucas] Set up poll to ask Debian for a better way to request syncs.: DONE
[vorlon] document RFA bugs as the recommended procedure for finding Debian maintainers for new packages introduced in Ubuntu first: TODO
[james-w] talks to LP to improve/replace patches.ubuntu.com: POSTPONED
[brian-murray] Talk to lp about expose open bugs with patches in LP +text interface (LP:#344054): DONE
[kitterman] re-re-check documentation about merging and packaging new stuff + sponsorship checklist (probably OK, but...): DONE
[dholbach] setup common IRC channel on Freenode (most DDs are also on Freenode): DONE

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Work Items