Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed9.news.xs4all.nl!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Olivier Aubert Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python Subject: RFS - reintroduction of the Advene (video annotation) package Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:50:01 +0100 Message-ID: X-Original-To: debian-python@lists.debian.org X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-python-request@lists.debian.org Thu Mar 17 10:47:38 2022 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.273 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SARE_MSGID_LONG40=0.637, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: NOT_IN_SBL_XBL_SPAMHAUS=-1.5 CL_IP_EQ_HELO_IP=-2 (check from: .olivieraubert. - helo: .relay7-d.mail.gandi. - helo-domain: .gandi.) FROM/MX_MATCHES_HELO(DOMAIN)=-2; rate: -5.5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" User-Agent: Evolution 3.42.3-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/19816 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/c6c60be76730c91a429c3c44eee6050903751dfa.camel@olivieraubert.net Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 30 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:47:20 +0100 X-Original-Message-ID: Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.python:13995 Hi 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]). It was previously maintained under the Multimedia Team umbrella, but there seems to be no interested dev there with time to sponsor this package there, and I was hinted that the Python team may be more appropriate. I am looking for help/sponsorship from the Python Team, to help me getting the package back in Debian. I am ready to be part of the Python Team  (I have read the policy.rst and accept it) and do most of the work if needed, but I would welcome some 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