Ubuntu Backports.... SERVICE?

Hi John,

I forwarded your first message...you are included. 

regards,

\sh

On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 17:24 -0500, John Dong wrote:
> Yeah, after thinking a bit more, it seems like the Ubuntu build system
> already has most of these features implemented, except for a user
> request portal (which sounds like a very nice idea for Launchpad)...
> 
> Can you help me forward bits and pieces or this discussion to whoever
> would be helpful and try to include them in this discussion? Thanks! 
> 
> On 11/8/05, Stephan Hermann <sh at sourcecode.de> wrote:
>         Hi John,
>         
>         you should talk to some of the launchpad guys...
>         
>         especially daniel silverstone(kinnison at freenode) and celso
>         providelo
>         (cprov at freenode).
>         
>         ... about your idea.
>         
>         regards,
>         
>         \sh
>         On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 16:52 -0500, John Dong wrote: 
>         > Smack me if you think I'm losing it, but...
>         >
>         > What do people think about a backporting [i]service[/i]? As
>         in, a
>         > LAMP-based web portal where people can request packages to
>         be
>         > auto-backported from Breezy, and then have a build engine
>         sift through 
>         > the requests, and notify users via e-mail when packages are
>         ready to
>         > "pick up".
>         >
>         >
>         > I think it's a great way to satisfy those
>         impulse-backport-demands,
>         > and gives us valuable statistical insight as to what kind of
>         stuff 
>         > users want, as well as automated reports of whether or not
>         certain
>         > backports go through properly.
>         >
>         >
>         > I'm gonna get started writing such a system... the geek
>         appeal is just
>         > too appealing :) 
>         
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