[Debian-on-mobile-maintainers] hexagon-dsp-binaries for DebianOnMobile

[Dmitry Baryshkov]

On Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 14:27, Arnaud Ferraris <aferraris at debian.org> wrote:
>
> Salut Loïc,
>
> Le 09/04/2026 à 13:25, Loic Minier a écrit :
> > Salut Arnaud ! j'espère que tu vas bien :)
>
> Tout va bien, j'espère que de ton côté aussi :)
>
> > We're looking to move hexagon-dsp-binaries from single maintainer to
> > team-maintained, and we were thinking of the DebianOnMobile team as
> > possibly a good fit since you target Qualcomm platforms as well.
> >
> > I think you know a few of us already: Dmitry is upstream for h-d-b,
> > which is a bit like linux-firmware but specialized in Hexagon DSP
> > firmware, and has packaged and maintained hexagon-dsp-binaries under his
> > salsa namespace. Robie has supported this work with reviews and
> > sponsoring. I watched from a distance, and Agathe recently joined our
> > team to help with Qualcomm's Debian efforts as well.  :-)
> >
> > Just for the avoidance of doubt, we're very much keen to be the main
> > group maintaining hexagon-dsp-binaries, we're not asking for
> > DebianOnMobile to take it over, but we're trying to find the most
> > sensible home and wider group for that package.
> >
> > Does that make sense to you too? If so, what would be the next steps?
>
> +Cc the DebianOnMobile maintainers list
>
> As far as I'm concerned this sounds just fine, although I'll let other
> team members raise their concerns if they have any.
> Unless there is any objection, I'll create/copy/move the repo under the
> DebianOnMobile-team namespace and grant developer access to the relevant
> people.

Let's transfer the existing project. It should be easier that way.
Should I add you as a maintainer to perform this?

>
> For this to happen please provide the following information:
> - current Salsa repository (if any)

https://salsa.debian.org/lumag/hexagon-dsp-binaries

> - Salsa usernames of the expected maintainers
>
> You should also expect that I (or other team members) will be overseeing
> the package updates initially, in order to provide guidance and ensure
> this package adheres to the "guidelines" we use within the team. Sadly I
> don't think we have a formal list of those packaging practice, but you
> can start by having a look at other team-maintained packages and Mobian
> recommendations: https://wiki.debian.org/Mobian/Contribute#Packaging
> (TL;DR use git-buildpackage and salsa-ci, ensuring all tests are green
> before merging/releasing).


-- 
With best wishes
Dmitry