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Re: Request to join python-debian team and ITP

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From	Louis-Philippe Véronneau <pollo@debian.org>
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Subject	Re: Request to join python-debian team and ITP
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On 2024-10-18 09:10, Olivier Aubert wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I would like to join the Debian Python Team. I have read the policy.rst
> and accept it.
> 
> I plan to contribute on existing packages such as python-vlc (for which
> I am the upstream author), python-gstreamer and python-gtk, and also
> would like to reintroduce the Advene package.
> 
> Advene[1] is a video annotation software (GPL), developed with python,
> Gtk and Gstreamer. It was present in older Debian releases [2], but got
> removed some years ago due to major migrations (python2->python3,
> Gtk2->Gtk3,  Gstreamer0.10->Gstreamer1.0).
> 
> Since then, the application has been updated and is now in good
> shape to be reintroduced into Debian. The updated Debian package[3],
> migrated from cdbs to dh_python, has been used/tested for at least 3
> years (distributed through a private repository[4]). As per [5]/[6]
> a ITP bug has been filed: #1014535
> 
> It was previously maintained under the Multimedia Team umbrella, but
> I think the python team may be a better umbrella. I am looking for
> help/sponsorship from the Python Team to help getting the package back
> in Debian. I can do most of the work but would welcome guidance wrt the
> current practices of python packages.
> 
> Happy hacking! Best,
> Olivier Aubert
> 
> [1] https://www.advene.org/
> [2] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/advene
> [3] https://salsa.debian.org/multimedia-team/advene
> [4] http://advene.org/download.html#linux
> [5]
> https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.html#reintroducing-pkgs
> [6]
> https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.html#newpackage
> 

Welcome to the team!

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   ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁  Louis-Philippe Véronneau
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