[sork] Debian package, sork - passwd.

[Lionel Elie Mamane]

On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 04:43:51PM -0400, Chuck Hagenbuch wrote:

>>> Is it okay if I package passwd-h3 for Debian or is this already
>>> being worked on?

> I would like it if someone took the time to work with us on the
> debian packages.

Have you tried contacting the Debian maintainers about it? If all you
miss is their email address, here are a few tips, for any Debian
package foo:

 - You can email foo at packages.debian.org to reach the maintainer (and
   other people working on the package if they have taken precaution
   of subscribing to that address).

 - Go to http://packages.debian.org/foo . Click on the "unstable"
   link. Towards the end of the page, there is a mailto: link to the
   maintainer with his name, at the beginning of the sentence:

   _Joe Random Hacker_ is responsible for this Debian package. See the
   _developer information for horde2_.

In your cases the packages would be horde2, horde3, imp3, imp4,
sork-passwd, sork-accounts, etc.

(For all I know, you may already have had long discussions with Ola
 about it, in this case, this paragraph is void, etc.)

> They are almost always outdated and badly butcher the file
> structure.

What exactly is wrong with the file structure used by the Debian
packages? What file is at what place while it should be where, why?

> It'd be great if someone could maintain closer working relations
> with the actual Horde developers

I tried contributing a patch (to this very mailing list) and never got
any answer. If you think it is dragon dung, OK, I respect that, but
then please at least tell me so, explain why the patch is
unacceptable.


Best Regards,

-- 
Lionel