Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Ubuntu rdiff-backup PPA?

[Andreas Olsson]

@Andrew:  What is your take on this idea? It would somehow feel wrong to use 
the rdiff-backup name in a PPA without your approval.

// Andreas

On Tuesday 27 January 2009 01:08:59 Andreas Olsson wrote:
> Right now I'm working on moving my rdiff-backup debs from a private
> repository to a Launchpad PPA. In that process I got an idea...
>
> Unless you'r familiar with with Launchpad and their PPA, now is a good time
> to find out :)  Feel free to visit https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA
>
> The idea is to have some kind of (semi-)official rdiff-backup PPA providing
> updated packages of rdiff-backup to Ubuntu. This could be something really
> useful, considering Ubuntu 9.04 (jaunty) will be the first release shipping
> packages from the current rdiff-backup stable branch.
>
> For example; Ubuntu 8.04 (hardy) provides rdiff-backup 1.1.15 by default
> while Ubuntu 8.10 (intrepid) provide a somewhat patched rdiff-backup
> 1.1.16. Both thse Ubuntu releases will most definitely be around for a
> while.
>
> Provided there are some kind of official sanctioning I should be able to
> take care of maintaining such a repository. By now I'm starting to get
> quite familiar with both rdiff-backup and the debian packaging system. Of
> course, it would probably be a good idea to have a few people helping out
> the testing.

signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part.