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===== General ===== | ===== General ===== | ||
- | * Typically they have experience in packaging products or are the packagers for Mantis for one or more distributions. | + | * Typically they have experience in packaging products or are the packagers for Mantis for one or more distributions. |
* The packaging team will have CVS commit access (same access level as Mantis developers and globalization team). | * The packaging team will have CVS commit access (same access level as Mantis developers and globalization team). | ||
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* Maintain a list of Linux distributions that include Mantis. | * Maintain a list of Linux distributions that include Mantis. | ||
- | * Maintain a list of Linux distributions that we should approach to include Mantis. | + | * Maintain a list of Linux distributions that we should approach to include Mantis. |
* Keep close communication with Mantis packagers and Linux distributions. | * Keep close communication with Mantis packagers and Linux distributions. | ||
* Responsible for integrating patches supplied to them by Mantis packagers. | * Responsible for integrating patches supplied to them by Mantis packagers. | ||
* Work with Linux Distributions that provide a list of issues that need to be done for them to include Mantis. | * Work with Linux Distributions that provide a list of issues that need to be done for them to include Mantis. | ||
- | * Communicate to packagers and Linux distributions that only Mantis stable releases should be included in their distributions (whether stable or unstable). | + | * Communicate to packagers and Linux distributions that only Mantis stable releases should be included in their distributions (whether stable or unstable). |
* Packagers can also use the “Contact Us” page to send emails to myself (vboctor) directly, then I can address or re-direct them to the appropriate news group or individuals. | * Packagers can also use the “Contact Us” page to send emails to myself (vboctor) directly, then I can address or re-direct them to the appropriate news group or individuals. | ||
===== Security Bugs and Advisories ===== | ===== Security Bugs and Advisories ===== | ||
+ | [giallu: this whole section seems quite orthogonal to the packaging issue; of course distro packagers are interested in security issues/ | ||
* Manage the process of porting security bugs to the latest stable branch and make sure there are bugs to track such porting work (with summary starting with " | * Manage the process of porting security bugs to the latest stable branch and make sure there are bugs to track such porting work (with summary starting with " | ||
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* Security fixes should include a description of the fix. It can be explanation of how to apply the fix, a patch, etc. This should allow packagers to apply the fix, users who are not ready to upgrade to also do the same. | * Security fixes should include a description of the fix. It can be explanation of how to apply the fix, a patch, etc. This should allow packagers to apply the fix, users who are not ready to upgrade to also do the same. | ||
* Advisories that are hosted on the Mantis website will be hosted on the wiki and will be all linked from an index page. The index page should include a table with information like: date, CVE, bug #s, versions affected, and summary. | * Advisories that are hosted on the Mantis website will be hosted on the wiki and will be all linked from an index page. The index page should include a table with information like: date, CVE, bug #s, versions affected, and summary. | ||
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mantisbt/role_packager.txt · Last modified: 2011/11/16 07:35 by atrol