Dpkg Team
Infrastructure
Alioth Project: http://alioth.debian.org/projects/dpkg
Source code:
- git clone git://git.debian.org/git/dpkg/dpkg.git
Web interface: http://git.debian.org/?p=dpkg/dpkg.git;a=summary
Main mailing lists:
Discussion: ?MailTo(debian-dpkg AT lists DOT debian DOT org) [http://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/ lists]
Commits: ?MailTo(debian-dpkg-cvs AT lists DOT debian DOT org) (even if we don't use CVS any more)
Bugs: ?MailTo(debian-dpkg-bugs AT lists DOT debian DOT org)
You can also get commit notices and bugs via the [http://packages.qa.debian.org/dpkg Package Tracking System].
Interacting with the team
Email contact: ?MailTo(debian-dpkg AT lists DOT debian DOT org)
Request tracker:
Public IRC channel: #debian-dpkg on irc.debian.org (OFTC)
Usual roles
GuillemJover (braindmg) is the most active contributor.
- Frank Lichtenheld (djpig) does some bug fixing, mainly on dpkg-dev.
- Nicolas François (nekral) handles the part concerning localization infrastructure (po4a,) and also works on install-info.
- Christian Perrier (bubulle) coordinates the translations.
RaphaelHertzog (buxy) writes the new dpkg-shlibdeps (not yet in master branch).
- Brendan O'Dea (bod) has worked on Wig-and-Pen unpack support and various dpkg-dev bug fixes.
- Ian Jackson (iwj) is the Ubuntu maintainer of dpkg and is the original author of dpkg.
- Tollef Fog Heen (Mithrandir) has been working on multi-arch support (he hasn't commit access yet)
- Many other translators have commit access to maintain their translations.
Task description
The team is in charge of the dpkg package manager. It maintains it and develop new features.
Get involved
?Icon(star_on.png) Help triage/reproduce the bugs.
?Icon(star_on.png)?Icon(star_on.png) Provide patches for confirmed bugs.
More stuff
[wiki:/GitUsage ?GitUsage]: recommandations for handling the Git repository
When we switched to Git, we tried to integrate as much history as possible. You'll find the data and scripts used for that purpose [http://dpkg.alioth.debian.org/dpkg-history/ here].