[gentoo-dev] new category+herd proposal: app-backup

[gentoo-dev] new category+herd proposal: app-backup

[Robin H. Johnson]

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Watching the bugs without a real home, I've seen a lot of new bugs
requesting packages that perform backup tasks.

The tree has collected a reasonable number of packages dealing with backup
already, and it's not exactly easy to find them.

So I'd like opinions on a new category, for backup tools. Also I'd like to know
who's interested in joining a herd to support this category.

Actively maintained:
--------------------
app-admin/amanda - robbat2
app-admin/bacula - zul 
app-arch/dar - matsuu
app-arch/flexbackup - max,mholzer
app-arch/hdup - mholzer
app-arch/konserve - kde-other
app-arch/pdumpfs - matsuu
app-arch/tob - centic 
net-misc/duplicity - ticho
net-misc/rdiff-backup - mholzer
net-misc/rsnapshot - kloeri
sys-apps/mondo-rescue - base-system,pfeifer,wschlich

Possibly abandoned packages:
----------------------------
app-admin/furball - no owner
app-cdr/cdbkup - aliz? (no metadata)
sys-apps/reoback - no owner

Bugs for new packages:
----------------------
afbackup - #33865 
amanda-afs - #65922 
arkeia-light - #78711
backuppc - #80818 
boxbackup - #71995, #82447
cdbackup - #75291, #81312
dbackup - #39976 
dirvish - #59954
faubackup - #67640
mkcdrec - #35715
scdbackup - #64018 
symbackup - #46971
taper - #80605

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Re: [gentoo-dev] new category+herd proposal: app-backup

[Stuart Herbert]

On Sunday 27 February 2005 03:20, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
> So I'd like opinions on a new category, for backup tools. Also I'd like to
> know who's interested in joining a herd to support this category.

+1 on the new category

Best regards,
Stu
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Re: [gentoo-dev] new category+herd proposal: app-backup

[Paul Waring]

On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 19:20:36 -0800, Robin H. Johnson <robbat2@gentoo.org> wrote:
> So I'd like opinions on a new category, for backup tools. Also I'd like to know
> who's interested in joining a herd to support this category.

Sounds sensible to me, given the number of tools and also how
important backups are to many people - assuming you can find some
people willing to join the herd.

Paul

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Re: [gentoo-dev] new category+herd proposal: app-backup

[Wolfram Schlich]

* Stuart Herbert <stuart@gentoo.org> [2005-02-28 18:20]:
> On Sunday 27 February 2005 03:20, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
> > So I'd like opinions on a new category, for backup tools. Also I'd like to
> > know who's interested in joining a herd to support this category.
> 
> +1 on the new category

I also think it's a great idea.
One thought: app-backup vs. sys-backup? No real opinion on my side
though :)
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Re: [gentoo-dev] new category+herd proposal: app-backup

[Ciaran McCreesh]

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On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 18:47:36 +0100 Wolfram Schlich
<lists@wolfram.schlich.org> wrote:
| * Stuart Herbert <stuart@gentoo.org> [2005-02-28 18:20]:
| > On Sunday 27 February 2005 03:20, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
| > > So I'd like opinions on a new category, for backup tools. Also I'd
| > > like to know who's interested in joining a herd to support this
| > > category.
| > 
| > +1 on the new category
| 
| I also think it's a great idea.
| One thought: app-backup vs. sys-backup? No real opinion on my side
| though :)

app-.

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Re: [gentoo-dev] new category+herd proposal: app-backup

[Paul Waring]

On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 18:47:36 +0100, Wolfram Schlich
<lists@wolfram.schlich.org> wrote:
> One thought: app-backup vs. sys-backup? No real opinion on my side
> though :)

Seeing as they're applications more than system tools I'd say
app-backup is more "obvious".

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Re: [gentoo-dev] new category+herd proposal: app-backup

[Wolfram Schlich]

* Paul Waring <pwaring@gmail.com> [2005-03-11 01:04]:
> On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 18:47:36 +0100, Wolfram Schlich
> <lists@wolfram.schlich.org> wrote:
> > One thought: app-backup vs. sys-backup? No real opinion on my side
> > though :)
> 
> Seeing as they're applications more than system tools I'd say
> app-backup is more "obvious".

Ok. F1 (aka "/vote yes") for app-backup :)
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Re: [gentoo-dev] new category+herd proposal: app-backup

[Robin H. Johnson]

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I've created the bugzilla account now, and given it all of the bugs.

Rough planned timeline:
now+1 week - create existing category, move existing packages.
now+3 weeks - try to fix existing package bugs.
now+7 weeks - See about adding new packages slowly.

On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 07:20:36PM -0800, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
> Actively maintained:
> --------------------
> app-admin/amanda - robbat2
> app-admin/bacula - zul 
> app-arch/dar - matsuu
> app-arch/flexbackup - max,mholzer
> app-arch/hdup - mholzer
> app-arch/konserve - kde-other
> app-arch/pdumpfs - matsuu
> app-arch/tob - centic 
> app-cdr/cdbkup - aliz? (no metadata)
> net-misc/duplicity - ticho
> net-misc/rdiff-backup - mholzer
> net-misc/rsnapshot - kloeri
> sys-apps/mondo-rescue - base-system,pfeifer,wschlich
Would all of the above maintainers please chime in with information on
how they want to handle their package with the move to app-backup?
I haven't seen some of these folk in a long time, and I don't know if
they are still active.

Also, who amongst you would like to join app-backup to help with
maintaining these packages? Other developers are welcome as well, and
I've got a few bugzilla submitters in mind as possible recruits.

> Possibly abandoned packages:
> ----------------------------
> app-admin/furball - no owner
> sys-apps/reoback - no owner

> 
> Bugs for new packages:
> ----------------------
See:
http://tinyurl.com/52fjz
there are 20 new packages with submitted ebuilds
as well as another 14 bugs with existing packages that have had no
recent correspondence.

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Re: [gentoo-dev] new category+herd proposal: app-backup

[Robin H. Johnson]

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Ok, so it took me a bit longer than planned to create this, but now
thanks to epkgmove, I have got the new category together. If there is
other stuff that has been added to the tree since this list was put
together, please drop me a note on it, and i'll move it.

There is also a request for new maintainers for the app-backup herd, to
help deal with the backlog of new packages.

On Sun, Mar 13, 2005 at 06:13:54PM -0800, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
> I've created the bugzilla account now, and given it all of the bugs.
> 
> Rough planned timeline:
> now+1 week - create existing category, move existing packages.
> now+3 weeks - try to fix existing package bugs.
> now+7 weeks - See about adding new packages slowly.
> 
> On Sat, Feb 26, 2005 at 07:20:36PM -0800, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
> > Actively maintained:
> > --------------------
> > app-admin/amanda - robbat2
> > app-admin/bacula - zul 
> > app-arch/dar - matsuu
> > app-arch/flexbackup - max,mholzer
> > app-arch/hdup - mholzer
> > app-arch/konserve - kde-other
> > app-arch/pdumpfs - matsuu
> > app-arch/tob - centic 
> > app-cdr/cdbkup - aliz? (no metadata)
> > net-misc/duplicity - ticho
> > net-misc/rdiff-backup - mholzer
> > net-misc/rsnapshot - kloeri
> > sys-apps/mondo-rescue - base-system,pfeifer,wschlich
> Would all of the above maintainers please chime in with information on
> how they want to handle their package with the move to app-backup?
> I haven't seen some of these folk in a long time, and I don't know if
> they are still active.
> 
> Also, who amongst you would like to join app-backup to help with
> maintaining these packages? Other developers are welcome as well, and
> I've got a few bugzilla submitters in mind as possible recruits.
> 
> > Possibly abandoned packages:
> > ----------------------------
> > app-admin/furball - no owner
> > sys-apps/reoback - no owner
> 
> > 
> > Bugs for new packages:
> > ----------------------
> See:
> http://tinyurl.com/52fjz
> there are 20 new packages with submitted ebuilds
> as well as another 14 bugs with existing packages that have had no
> recent correspondence.
> 
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> Robin Hugh Johnson
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