Collaboration with Debian-Java

[Arnaud Vandyck]

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Wolfgang Baer <wbaer@gmx.de> wrote:=20

> Arnaud Vandyck wrote:
>>>My name is Wolfgang B=E4r and I am working on packaging Java GIS
>>>(Geographical Information System) Software for the Debian-GIS
>>>project.
>>>
>>>As I am not a DD and new to packaging - but eager to learn - I would
>>>like to cooperate the Java GIS packaging stuff with Debian-Java.
>> http://pkg-java.alioth.debian.org/developers.html
>> http://pkg-java.alioth.debian.org/building.html
>> http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/java-policy/
>>
>
> I already read them - and accept the rules :-)
> All the packages I will upload in the future will
> be "open" packages.

Excellent ;-)

[...]

>> Send me your Alioth's account, I'll add you to the group. Don't
>> forget to read *all* the documents I pasted here! Don't put non-free
>> packages in Alioth, only put the 'debian' directory to the cvs,
>> etc...
>
> Account: wbaer-guest

Added. Let me know if you have a problem.

[...]

> I don't want to package non-free stuff. Where it will be possible to
> build with free tools I will do it. But especially in the GIS field
> there are programs that depend on non-free stuff like for example java
> advanced imaging or the jdk1.4 (for the jawt.h interface). But this
> will be contrib as the programs itself are free, or ?

If the program is free but build with non-free tools, it's in
contrib. If the program is free and build with free tools, it's in main.

>> When your parckages are ok, send a mail here and those who have time
>> will review it and you'll find a sponsor.
>
> Thanks !
>
> Should I start filing ITP bug for my libraries, as a non DD ?

Yes, of course. ITP is to avoid duplicate effort. And when your package
will be ready, you'll certainly find a sponsor to upload it.

[...]

>> except bsh and jfreechart, which ones?
>
> Thats the packages which needs an update. For helping in the effort to
> bring java pakcages to main - Just tell me which ones are the
> importants and I will help out.

Everything is here: http://java.debian.net/index.php/MovingJavaToMain

Add comments, file bug reports and usual things...

Man... thanks for your help! ;-)

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