Path: csiph.com!aioe.org!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: Sandro Tosi Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python Subject: Re: Where can I find packages that need a maintainer? Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:50:01 +0100 Message-ID: References: X-Original-To: Pablo Mestre X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-python-request@lists.debian.org Thu Feb 13 01:40:22 2020 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.5 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN=0.25, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.25, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: NOT_IN_SBL_XBL_SPAMHAUS=-1.5 CL_IP_EQ_HELO_IP=-2 (check from: .gmail. - helo: .mail-qk1-f196.google. - helo-domain: .google.) FROM/MX_MATCHES_HELO(DOMAIN)=-2; rate: -5.5 X-Google-Dkim-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=elekGeeHbgtzR2AGE9BeJtfrWbMFpfXreCDjhsWniY0=; b=Kub9tRYROFhwmqzNjYWCth3y/GY57MGRvU4YUdR4zRVQs0vdJm25hK1Qartb30ZkRZ 4E91Q8yYmFzt1Oit6mYAyem8L9zBaSzNqZECRS1Pmpe5sBHnM2i9+UtXiDWdNYoMKiWy ntkmvkrt7WWgcGxbc/DilNN8ItAQngBlJZiDi2uf2oVhXDqNm9OqeLWThjq2f6owqcGI uJXIiL/qRqacHreajDmtYvns6RyaVfnMY7J9mayRn3+TD2w2QzlYGCza88IWtTRxSyDk +fktShj5p7HCMu+1krZdGrDH5CdREsJqXOV0n0aVQlINAhzH/vJdN9GYkysgMuCyBKw3 ygWw== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAX4VxkH2bzLkd8Xm4SsIJ1h/LqYseMjxJyaL0RoHc3SrPuPu+zP rFXId8TXFPiS7waaqV64mIiZ6/bUu7sXo0eloco= X-Google-SMTP-Source: APXvYqzJc1cKQlO7+GAVySlbBu7s36NTLxev6wREBr4Kt3ely6HYxVszJkdUvDnQLy4bDdq3Rop1EBaLQBpidQUx4I8= X-Received: by 2002:a05:620a:1036:: with SMTP id a22mr12608272qkk.338.1581558005347; Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:40:05 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/17940 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/CAB4XWXzp50YWo2cTTTRhHR4FXHHTrQAnuzwDweFgW5Ydh6m1nQ@mail.gmail.com Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 22 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Cc: debian-python X-Original-Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 20:39:39 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-References: Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.python:12310 > I recently started as a maintainer of a package for Debian which is > currently awaiting approval to be reintroduced into the repositories. [1] > > With the desire to continue contributing I would like to know where I > can find other packages that need a maintainer. you can start from here: https://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/ there are some python packages there (i imagine you want to focus on those given you write to d-python@ ) General rule of thumb is: dont maintain packages just because of it, maintain something you use and find useful; you'll be able to do a better job, benefit from your maintenance work and provide a better package to Debian's user Regards, -- Sandro "morph" Tosi My website: http://sandrotosi.me/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandrotosi