[SAC] [OSGeo] #296: create OSGeo repository for .deb's for LiveDVD & documentation

[Roald de Wit]

Hi Tim and SAC,

Please excuse me for interrupting here. IMO there is a very good 
platform already available for creating and maintaining .deb's: 
Launchpad.net [1]. Many people use it for their 'personal' packaging [2] 
too.
It offers a full issue tracking, collaborating and package building and 
hosting environment. One of the main advantages is that you can pretty 
much just upload your source package and the .deb files will be built 
and hosted automatically for the platforms you specify. People will only 
need to add 1 apt line to their sources.lst.

I think Launchpad would be perfect for the purpose described below.

Regards, Roald

[1] https://launchpad.net/+tour/index
[2] https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas/

OSGeo wrote:
> #296: create OSGeo repository for .deb's for LiveDVD & documentation
> --------------------+-------------------------------------------------------
> Reporter:  tbowden  |       Owner:  sac at lists.osgeo.org
>     Type:  task     |      Status:  new
> Priority:  normal   |   Component:  SAC
> Keywords:  repo     |
> --------------------+-------------------------------------------------------
>  We need to create a repo for storing OSGeo created .deb's of apps &
>  educational material as packaged.  Target platform will (for now at least)
>  be Ubuntu 8.10 (due in a few weeks).
>
>  We need to find an appropriate server.  Bandwidth and disk space to be
>  consumed currently unknown ;-)
>
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> Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/296>
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