[csw-maintainers] Readline in sqlite3, changes to other people's packages

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Maciej,

Am 02.01.2010 um 12:28 schrieb Maciej (Matchek) Blizinski:
> I noticed that the readline frontend (the "sqlite3" command) doesn't
> have readline, so I recompiled it with readline support.
>
> http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/gar/changeset/7799
>
> I want readline because it's useful when working with the "sqlite3"
> utility to examine database contents.
>
> I've put it into testing.  Ruper later bumped up the version to .21,
> so I've rebuilt sqlite3 again.

Excellent example as sqlite3 is already team-maintained:
   <http://wiki.opencsw.org/teams>

> I was thinking about a more general case.  Let's say there's a package
> that I'm willing to put some work into, such as this one.  It's much
> quicker to just fix the issue myself than ti file a bug and wait for
> the maintainer to respond.  However, when I submit the package for
> release, I become the maintainer instead.  Can we have a process in
> which:
>
> - I can introduce a change to a package and rebuild it
> - the package maintainer (here: Dago) approves the change
> - I submit it for release
> - I don't become the maintainer.

Phil? Even a change of the maintainer would be ok for me. We could
just add you to the team.


Best regards

   -- Dago