[Musix-users] Please contribute to the Debian Multimedia Team!

Sun Mar 8 19:58:35 CET 2009

Hi,

I noticed that you have some packages in your repo, which are not in 
Debian itself.

My first question is: where can I find the *.dsc files of the packages?

The next thing why I mail you is because it would be great and better if 
those packages are also in Debian. Why don't you upload the packages to 
Debian and join the Debian Multimedia Team for package building?
The Debian Multimedia Team needs more people who take care of one 
package (which you uses a lot) and maintain it. Another big argument is:

It will improve:

1) the quality of the packages
2) Musix as a multimedia distro
3) Debian (and derivatives)  for multimedia usage
4) the  state of  Linux audio (multimedia) in general

So there are both quality and social arguments for it!

*Why the Debian Multimedia Team? *

1) Because they want to improve Debian for music production!
2) Debian has an flexible, fast and easy package management
3) A lot of people use Debian (based) distro's, Debian itself, Ubuntu 
(Studio), 64studio, Sidux, Mepis etc.
4) You will learn to build quality packages
5) You don't have to become a Debian developer (DD), you can just become 
and stay a package maintainer.

*What can I do?*

1) Build or improve packages for the Debian Multimedia Team. It's 
recommended to maintain packages you use yourself often.
2) Report bugs and wishes
3) Join the Debian multimedia team mailing list: 
pkg-multimedia-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org

*Where can I find more info?*

Wiki:
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia

Packaging:
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia/DevelopPackaging

Existing packages which needs help:
http://wnpp.debian.net/

Debian New Maintainers' guide:
http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ (!)

Bugs:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?which=maint&data=debian-multimedia%40lists.debian.org&archive=no&version=&dist=unstable 

It would be great if you choose one package which you uses a lot and 
maintain it for the Debian Multimedia Team! It would improve the quality 
of Linux audio and it will help the whole community!

Kind regards,

\r