What to do for new packages

[Reinhard Tartler]

Free Ekanayaka <freee at debian.org> writes:

>   FS> OK, I've started a page: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia/Merge. Please 
>   FS> add, edit, remove whatever you think necessary. I just filled a stub based on 
>   FS> what I think we have agreed.
>
> Excellent. Apparently pkg-multimedia does not have a wiki page yet, we
> might want to use the DebianMultimedia one as base to move forward.

Yes, I agree that using existing wiki pages minimizes confusion.

>   >>
>   >>> demudi already has a git area
>   >>> enabled in alioth, pkg-multimedia doesn't. Should I use the demudi area?
>   >>> What list should I put in the Maintainer field?
>   >>> Given that pkg-multimedia is more active maybe we should it?
>   >>
>   >>I really don't mind using pkg-multimedia-maintainers, since it is more
>   >>active. I've setup a doodle poll, please vote here:
>   >>
>   >>http://doodle.com/v6df6bx2akdft73f
>
>   FS> Great! I placed my vote. I agree with Fabian that debian-multimedia may be 
>   FS> associated with Marillat's repository, and we should avoid that.
>
> That is true, even though I would point out that as far as I remember
> Marillat's repository used to be called simply "marillat", and only
> later the name has been changed to "debian-multimedia" (about 1.5/2
> years ago I think). The debian-multimedia mailing Debian list and
> associated team is there since more than 5 years now. Marillat and the
> other maintainers at debian-multimedia.org could have asked our
> opinion before using that name.

However in these 2 years, that repository has gained a lot of publicity
and fame, and we cannot ignore that. For that reason I suggest that we
use a distinguishable name, even if "we" or "you" have used/invented
that name before Christian Marillat.

Ideally we can invite Christian to collaborate or even join the debian
effords! I have already invited him to have a look at the ffmpeg
package, and am still waiting for response from him.

-- 
Gruesse/greetings,
Reinhard Tartler, KeyID 945348A4