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Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java?

From	Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.maint.java
Subject	Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java?
Date	2020-12-08 21:00 +0100
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Emmanuel Bourg:
> Le 07/12/2020 à 11:38, Antonin Delpeuch (lists) a écrit :
> 
>> Keep the suggestions coming, this is super useful!
> 
> Another point to keep in mind, if you build and distribute your own .deb
> or Flatpak package you keep the control on the release schedule. Using
> jdeb you could publish your first package in a couple of weeks. Going
> the official Debian archive route takes a lot more time and you're tied
> by the Debian release schedule and update policy. If the application is
> mature and stable it works well, but it can become frustrating if it
> evolves quickly.

I want to second these, they are important points.  And just to make 
sure its clear, it is also possible to do all of the above.  If you pay 
attention to the Debian package versions and use all the tricks 
available, it is also possible to make all these release channels play 
nicely together.

For example, tor uses backports extensively:
https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=tor

.hc

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List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? "Antonin Delpeuch (lists)" <lists@antonin.delpeuch.eu> - 2020-12-04 18:20 +0100
  Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org> - 2020-12-04 21:10 +0100
    Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Sam Kuper <sampablokuper@posteo.net> - 2020-12-05 03:30 +0100
      Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? "Antonin Delpeuch (lists)" <lists@antonin.delpeuch.eu> - 2020-12-05 19:10 +0100
        Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2020-12-06 00:10 +0100
    Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org> - 2020-12-05 23:10 +0100
      Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org> - 2020-12-06 22:20 +0100
        Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at> - 2020-12-07 14:30 +0100
          Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Sam Kuper <sampablokuper@posteo.net> - 2020-12-07 18:30 +0100
          Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Fabrice BAUZAC <noon@mykolab.com> - 2020-12-12 00:50 +0100
        Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org> - 2020-12-07 22:00 +0100
          Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org> - 2020-12-08 12:30 +0100
            Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org> - 2020-12-10 23:10 +0100
          Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at> - 2020-12-08 21:00 +0100
      Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org> - 2020-12-07 12:50 +0100
        Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Thorsten Glaser <t.glaser@tarent.de> - 2020-12-07 15:40 +0100
          Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org> - 2020-12-07 21:20 +0100
            Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@gmail.com> - 2020-12-07 22:00 +0100
          Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org> - 2020-12-07 22:20 +0100
  Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org> - 2020-12-05 04:40 +0100
    Re: List of consultants focusing on Debian packaging for Java? "Antonin Delpeuch (lists)" <lists@antonin.delpeuch.eu> - 2020-12-05 19:00 +0100

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