-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:09:02 +0200 Yanko Kaneti <yaneti@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 2014-12-30 at 14:53 +0100, Marianne Lombard wrote: > > Hi, > > > > A bug is open for perl-XML-TreePP since July (for opening a epel 7 > > branch) with no reaction > > (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1123681) > > I need this package so I'm volunteer to maintain it > > This bug seems unnecessary. AFAIK all it takes to create a branch for > a package is a willing maintainer who's already a packager, in this > case you, to make a SCM request for it in the package review request Policy does require you to contact the maintainer http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Getting_a_Fedora_package_in_EPEL It is quite inappropriate to not have the courtesy to contact the fedora maintainer first. > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607878 > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Package_SCM_admin_requests#Package_Change_Requests_for_existing_packages > > Make sure to list yourself as a "owner" of the new branch. Only do that after contacting the Fedora maintainer > Its perfectly understandable for a primary POC of a package on the > Fedora branches to not want to deal with the EPEL packaging. It is quite understandable and acceptable, but you do need to contact them to check first and not just go and branch a package. branching is not without cost, as things are setup Fedora maintainers will still get bug reports and email. there may also be a very valid reason for not branching a package. Dennis -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJUrwq9AAoJEH7ltONmPFDR3+cP/0eBoIGjwePG8OBEIGjzAo/y 0ra+FqSwIMHHnXCe2/OFXMxUVszKClK37eEt+ZYDWDIdOqUFPlwXD1ZsI9Nfwcr7 dSaD+7nS8CRXqxqUx7ZdnSZjmUDf6lJFeG3qMd4S6RqFUYM9FMenjIMrXgWhjl45 gGrwpmgVCZ4QmuHFWbIIq653c2+vicSscDzIyJHp4CrZxZHFxDZH9hGsEDMrXn40 1L1+nQY8fn7SMCLtI3U/sycts9GEa/msy0vBzBu4wZKw73BYNdAit2Sx8lN+2oOe Qjvrf/SuRclpTSic7/gYLC2I66vqa60CQ7N3nH/Okoa4fzXcFRXwf4puZHvh/5Em Uvv4IDeEoBNjooPzoJPsBDFr9UXtMbiqbKHxSIxoqLnx9wcto4HTMd+wR62p+Y42 PZNvo+WttqszV95W6o6lKVi3zqPXg88h6wGZfjiQ8bAsgjmUzZgTph4QpLY66Y/b 6mq0xpC6ePSRHWAgCXzKeqMUMWLSzwSl1ZbSdVmyvL1oxSOrR+jFCojvhUSyekkf QUaApmRPIRxI9TutUdpzGAII8wqHO4ZqwESGaPc+66K1y0Jb3O3Mfyop/2kLzFHQ fFGykrZvhu8krz15F7kfp0uAYDu+4AzlqwZOoE6ID5eNs0AqUZOTw9j5PA0TcBU2 tBSFUQzohOPcUbH91Dcq =rgs9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
