We need VMware packages for Fedora and Debian (was: C header files location)

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 03:45:01PM -0500, Jason Spiro wrote:
> Debian is a group of numerous volunteer packagers. They don't have a 
> community steering committee. Did you try discussing the issue you had 
> on debian-devel?
> 
> Note, though, that Debian is fairly strict about one thing: Packages 
> must conform to Debian policy, which sets out the quality criteria that 
> packages must meet, relating to manpages and such things.
> 
> One option is to package for Ubuntu first, then Debian later. But my 
> advice is just to write to debian-devel and find a new contact to work 
> with. Two kind and friendly people from IRC #debian I know personally 
> and can recommend are dondelelcaro and azeem. I can get you their email 
> addresses if you want.
> 
> Also: Why is there a need to get along with your contact from a few 
> years ago at Debian? You can just package the software yourself and put 
> the .debs up on the web, though it's better to get them on 
> ftp.debian.org if possible (acceptance there is a mark of quality.) Help 
> with packaging is available on the debian-mentors and ubuntu-devel 
> mailing lists and IRC channels, which are all very helpful.

Opera makes their own packages, and run their own download site for the
Debian packages.  Works great for them.  It is rather easy to make
debian packages, with lots of good examples of how to make packages for
programs along with packages for kernel modules.

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