[Edu-sig] FW: RFS: python-visual - VPython 3D scientific visualization library

[Guido van Rossum]

Doesn't look to me like anything needs to be done -- the way I
understand the dialog, adoption appears enough to be enough to get the
package into Debian. Sponsorship would only be required to make Floris
a Debian developer, which isn't necessary; he can just send package
updates to Jonas.

On Apr 3, 2005 4:07 AM, Arthur <ajsiegel at optonline.net> wrote:
> 
> Floris Bruynooghe has created a VPython Debian distribution and is in
> process of attempting to have it accepted as "official" Debian package.
> 
> Not being familiar with the process I am having trouble following the
> dialogue - "sponsorship" vs. "adoption", etc.
> 
> Obviously I would like to see Floris successful.  This would, for example,
> make is possible to see VPython available in the ubuntu "universe" of
> packages. A very good thing, IMO.
> 
> Can anyone here help sort this out?
> 
> Art
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonas Smedegaard [mailto:dr at jones.dk]
> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 5:33 AM
> To: Floris Bruynooghe
> Cc: debian-edu at lists.debian.org; 112118 at bugs.debian.org
> Subject: Re: RFS: python-visual - VPython 3D scientific visualization
> library
> 
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> On 02-04-2005 18:14, Floris Bruynooghe wrote:
> 
> > I have been packaging VPython for some time now and would like to get
> > it into the main Debian archive.  There has been an ITP for this way
> > back in September 2001 (#112118) which was retitled to RFP in December
> > 2002 due to nothing happening with it.
> 
> > Hopefully I tempted someone to sponsor this package.
> 
> Are you requesting sponsorship or adoption of the package?
> 
> I have had a look at the package, and find your packaging very well
> done. I'd like to adopt it if that's ok with you.
> 
> I do not, however, want to sponsor your package as part of you becoming
> a Debian Developer (I _do_ want more Debian developers, I just don't
> believe in the current package sponsoring logic).
> 
> If you later become a Debian Developer and want to take over official
> maintainance of it for Debian, I'd be happy to hand it back to you.
> 
> So please tell me if it's fine with you that I adopt the package for
> official Debian maintainance.
> 
> Regards,
> 
>  - Jonas
> 
> - --
> * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist og Internet-arkitekt
> * Tlf.: +45 40843136  Website: http://dr.jones.dk/
> 
>  - Enden er nær: http://www.shibumi.org/eoti.htm
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