[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#730014: Bug#730014: Bug#730014: new jquery needed

[Antonio Terceiro]

On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 05:20:43PM +0000, Mike Gabriel wrote:
> Hi Jonas,
> 
> On  Mi 29 Jul 2015 09:18:39 CEST, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> 
> >Quoting Mike Gabriel (2015-07-29 01:33:43)
> >>On  Di 28 Jul 2015 20:45:45 CEST, Matt Taggart wrote:
> >>>I also need jquery updated in order to fix #792451.
> >>>
> >>>Lots of upstream maintainers seem to embed copies of jquery, if we
> >>>don't provide a recent packaged version this is going to turn into a
> >>>security nightmare...
> >>
> >>by coincidence, I have today started looking at jquery-ui (and
> >>jquery-ui-themes) which needs to be updated in Debian in order to get
> >>the e-Learning portal ILIAS into Debian.
> >>
> >>I also vote for getting jquery updated in Debian, maybe to
> >>experimental first, so people can test compatibility(?!?).
> >>
> >>I am happy to continue working on jquery-ui, maybe someone else wants
> >>to pick up jquery itself? Obviously, the previous maintainer has not
> >>work on jquery(-ui) in Debian since 2013 or so, right?
> >
> >Yes, previous maintainer evidently is too busy elsewhere currently, but
> >there's no dispute (that I am aware) so voting doesn't help. Instead,
> >someone needs to step up and join the maintenance of jquery.
> >
> >Since you are interested in the quite related jquery-ui, perhaps you
> >could also help with jquery?
> >
> >(I have little interest in jquery-based code myself)
> >
> > - Jonas
> 
> I will take a look into jquery, as well, unless someone else jumps up.

I gave it a try and was able to get it working locally. I have just
requested membership to the JS team to maintain it. (I still don't know
how crazy I am being here ...)

-- 
Antonio Terceiro <terceiro at debian.org>
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