[DRE-maint] Plans for rails & wheezy (Was: RFS: ruby-activemodel)

[Lucas Nussbaum]

On 28/08/11 at 10:27 +0530, karim memon wrote:
> >
> > So please don't upload. Ruby is API mess even without multiple rails
> > versions.
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I haven't looked at the package, but I know that Ondřej Surý has been
> > > doing some work on rails-related packages, so maybe he would like to
> > > have a look (Added to Cc).
> > >
> > > Also, I was wondering what should be our plans for Rails in wheezy (2.3
> > > vs 3.0). What do people think? (I'm clueless about rails)
> > >
> > > Lucas
> >
> 
> So do i need to stop working on this package? and what about the ITP, what
> should it be retitled to?

It only means that it's not that simple. Please talk to Ondrej to see
what needs to be done, and how you can help.

Actually, this goes for all dispora-related uploads. They really require
some coordination. Please try to give us a global view of what's
required to get it done.

And note that according to
http://lists.debian.org/debian-ruby/2011/07/msg00025.html, the priority
is still to get the transition done, i.e get all current packages
transitioned, not add new ones. This still applies for me:
 
  From now on, I will only sponsor new packages (not already in Debian)
  if the requester has done some of the "collective" tasks listed on
  that page. I don't think that it's a too hard policy: handling new
  upstream releases is generally quite easy, for example.

Also note that transitioning packages and doing other "collective
shores" is a great way to learn. You can find TODO lists on
http://pet.43-1.org/pkg-ruby-extras/pet.cgi
and http://pkg-ruby-extras.alioth.debian.org/wheezy/details.html

- Lucas