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Subject: Re: [DRAFT] DPMT and PAPT is DPT now
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:10:02 +0200
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Hi Ondřej,

On 2020-09-14 10:39, Ondrej Novy wrote:
> for simplification we merged two subteams - Debian Python Modules Team
> and Python Applications Packaging Team into just one: Debian Python
> Team, DPT.
> 
> All Salsa repositories are in "packages" subgroup [1] now.
> 
> We have only one team policy [2] now.
> 
> And as always, new contributors are welcomed :)
> 
> [1] https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages
> [2] https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/tools/python-modules/-/blob/master/policy.rst

I'm prone to be much too verbose, but seeing as -devel-announce has an
audience that might lack context and details that are well-known to
-python, I'd like to suggest the following amended version just in case:


PAPT and DPMT become DPT
------------------------

Historically, the Debian Python ecosystem was maintained by two separate
teams: the Debian Python Applications Packaging Team (PAPT) for
applications, and the Debian Python Modules Team (DPMT) for modules used
by applications.

As there was substantial overlap between the members of these teams, their
work,  and their tooling, these teams have been merged into one: the
Debian Python Team (DPT).

[Or whatever the actual history and motivations were; as I said in an
earlier mail, it was never quite clear to me why two teams were needed
in the first place]


Changes
-------

This merge mainly affects package maintainers. End users should not see
a change beyond the Maintainer field of packages.

For maintainers, the following has changed:
  * The respective PAPT and DPMT policies are superseded by the new,
    more compact DPT policy [1]. Please take a few minutes to familiarize
    yourself with this new policy.
  * All Salsa repositories are in "packages" subgroup [2] now. Please
    set Vcs-* fields of new packages accordingly.
  * The Maintainer field of new packages should now be set to
    "Debian Python Team <team+python@tracker.debian.org>".


Migration
---------

On Salsa, redirects have been implemented from the old "applications"
and "modules" subgroups to the new "packages" subgroup. Vcs-* URLs
should continue working for now.

[... and the other migration steps are still being planned, right?]


[1] https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/tools/python-modules/-/blob/master/policy.rst
[2] https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages