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

[Peter Robinson]

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Kalpa Welivitigoda <callkalpa at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.

Nope, I might a spare or two coming up. Interested?

Peter