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

[Kalpa Welivitigoda]

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Peter Robinson <pbrobinson at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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?
>

wow that's great.

> Peter
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Best Regards,

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