[SoaS] want to contribute to Sugar on a Stick - introducing myself

[Kalpa Welivitigoda]

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 6:07 PM, Peter Robinson <pbrobinson at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Kalpa Welivitigoda <callkalpa at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Peter,
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Peter Robinson <pbrobinson at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Kalpa,
>>>
>>>> Well, since I have packages sugar-ruler successfully and there are
>>>> some more to be reviewed, I now have an understanding of the process.
>>>> And I hope that I'm in a state to co-maintain some sugar activities.
>>>> So if you wish me to co-maintain add me to them.
>>>
>>> Sorry for my tardiness on getting some more packages reviewed. I've
>>> been busy in cleaning up my Fedora 16 duties as well as various other
>>> releases. The last month has been busy!
>>>
>>
>> It's ok. Hope they will get reviewed when you are free.
>
> With luck the coming weeks. Although I've said that before...
>
>>> So you need to apply for co-maintainership of packages yourself. To do
>>> this go to the following URLs and request watchbugzilla watchcommits
>>> and commit on devel, F16, F15
>>>
>>> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/acls/name/sugar-typing-turtle
>>> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/acls/name/sugar-visualmatch
>>> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/acls/name/sugar-abacus
>>> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/acls/name/sugar-jukebox
>>> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/acls/name/sugar-labyrinth
>>>
>>> Let me know if you have any issues or queries.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for the guidance.
>>
>> I requested the permission as you stated and waiting for the
>> permission on commit for all the packages and updates of them to
>> proceed.
>
> I've done abacus, sdz will do the rest when he awakes.
>
>> btw, since a package is maintained by more than one, how can we make
>> sure that there won't be any conflicts. For example when a new release
>> is available, if all the maintainers build and update, there is a
>> conflicts. Does the system itself warn of such conflicts or do the
>> maintainers have to have a mutual understanding on the thing?
>
> It generally shouldn't be a problem. Nothing happens until you "push"
> to central and in that case you'll get conflicts. Generally it won't
> be a problem. sdz is busy at uni and I'm quite happy to let you take
> the lead on them so basically i'll leave them to you to deal with
> unless you want help with a particular problem.
>

that's fine

> BTW do you have a XO laptop?
>

unfortunately, I don't have one. Hope it has anything to do with
package maintaining although.


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Best Regards,

Kalpa Pathum Welivitigoda
http://about.me/callkalpa