[Pkg-javascript-devel] RFS: leaflet-image

[Caleb A.]

Thanks for the clarification!

On Tue, 25 Jan 2022 at 14:14, Jonas Smedegaard <jonas at jones.dk> wrote:

> Hi Caleb,
>
> Quoting Caleb A. (2022-01-25 13:13:33)
> > I don’t get what exactly you want me to do.
> >
> > How do I share my proposed patch at bug#1003260?
> >
> > I was hoping an RFS would suffice.
>
> I cannot tell you *exactly* what to do, because I don't know exactly
> what is gonna happen and where exactly you fit into that.
>
> What I react on is that you file a bugreport and the next I hear about
> it is that you issue an RFS.
>
> Filing a bugreport means "something is wrong with this package", and an
> RFS means "please do a sponsored upload of this package I created".
> There is something missing between those two, because you are not the
> maintainer of the package involved.
>
> Generally in Debian, the "Maintainer" field lists who is responsible for
> maintaining the package.  Others in Debian (and outside of Debian
> through a "sponsor") can upload a new package, but non-maintainers are
> expected to coordinate uploads with the maintainer.
>
> For packages maintained by a team, it is less clear - each team decides
> how relaxed they handle maintainer responsibility.  We have no clear
> rules about this in the JavaScript team, so what I find sensible as a
> fallback is to look at who has most recently done work on the package.
>
> What I am talking about here is not who "owns" or "holds power over" a
> package, but instead who is more *familiar* with the package, to not
> accidentally break something or maybe do duplicate work.
>
> Concretely for the package leaflet-image, I am quite familiar with it,
> so was surprised that you announced the need for an uploading sponsor,
> without any prior conversation about the bug that is supposedly fixed by
> that new package.
>
> So essentially what I expect is that you talk about the bugfix you have
> put together.  E.g. share the patch you've made.
>
> Not talk to me personally, and not talk here on this mailinglist, but
> post followup emails to the bugreport: 1003260 at bugs.debian.org
>
> Hope that makes sense - otherwise try tell what more specifically is
> still confusing, and I will try elaborate on that part.
>
> Kind regards,
>
>  - Jonas
>
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