Re: [LAD] Releasing source code is not enough, I think...

On Jan 21, 2014, at 13:10 30, Filipe Coelho <falktx(a)gmail.com> wrote: Unfortunately, the ambit of a downstream maintainer is a lot larger than just producing a runnable binary. Just some of the high points: 1) Do the menu item(s) integrate themselves into the overall tree in a way that makes sense given the distro’s overall menu arrangement? 2) Is the documentation installed in such a way that the distro’s native search tools can find it easily? 3) If the package involves adding system services, do they interoperate properly with the distro’s init system (SysV-ish vs. BSD-ish vs. Upstart). This one could use a book in its own right! 4) Can the package be installed and updated easily using the distro’s native package management tools —e.g. yum(8) or apt-get(8)? 5) Does the package lay out default data stores and configuration so the app will come up in a sane state ‘out of the box’? 6) And so on. You get the idea… Keep your downstream maintainers happy folks! They determine much of how your user base perceives *your* project. Cheers! |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Frederick F. Gleason, Jr. | Chief Developer | | | Paravel Systems | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | A program is a lot like a nose | | Sometimes it runs, and sometimes it blows. | | -- The Illiterati Programus, Canto I | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|