>
> Many of the people of the Linux audio community uses Debian or a Debian
> based distro (Ubuntu (Studio), 64Studio, Musix, Sidux, Mepis etc. etc.).
> Most of those distro's uses and rebuild the packages of Debian (unstable).
>
> There are a lot of audio packages build by the Debian Multimedia Team,
> but there are also a lot which are not in Debian yet (and so also not in
> Ubuntu (Studio), Sidux, 64studio etc.)
>
> So there is a need for more people who wants to contribute to the Debian
> Multimedia Team. Again, you don't have to be a plain Debian user to
> contribute or to take advantage of it. You will help to improve the
> state of Linux audio in general (at least the Debian based distro's and
> their community), which will be good for us all, but also for newbies
> who are not able yet to build all the packages themselves to enjoy all
> the nice things Linux audio has to offer. Also note that it is possible
> to build Debian unstable packages on other distro's then Debian itself
> (search for Pbuilder on the Internet for instance)!
>
> It will also be good for the Linux audio developers and their software.
> It would be more easy to install, use, test and enjoy the software by
> the Linux audio community!
>
> There are a lot of people these day who has an own (PPA) repo. This is
> ok, (and maybe it will be a good thing if the Linux audio developers
> make their packages available as much as possible in a Debian unstable
> repo/package, so it can be used on Debian and it is easy to rebuild it
> for Debian based distro's),
> But to bundle forces and to get safe, stable and quality packages,
> joining the Debian Multimedia Team will get much better quality packages
> and you will help far more people then having your solo private repo...
>
> *Why the Debian Multimedia Team? *
>
> 1) Because they want to improve Debian for music production!
> 2) Debian has an flexible, fast and easy package management
> 3) A lot of people use Debian (based) distro's, Debian itself, Ubuntu
> (Studio), 64studio, Sidux, Mepis etc.
> 4) You will learn to build quality packages
> 5) You don't have to become a Debian developer (DD), you can just become
> and stay a package maintainer.
>
> *What can I do?*
>
> 1) Build or improve packages for the Debian Multimedia Team. It's
> recommended to maintain packages you use yourself often.
> 2) Report bugs and wishes
> 3) Join the Debian multimedia team mailing list:
>
http://lists.debian.org/debian-multimedia/
>
> *Where can I find more info?*
>
> Wiki:
>
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia
>
> Packaging:
>
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia/DevelopPackaging
>
> Existing packages which needs help:
>
http://wnpp.debian.net/
>
> Debian New Maintainers' guide:
>
http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ (!)
>
> Bugs:
>
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?which=maint&data=debian-
> multimedia%40lists.debian.org&archive=no&version=&dist=unstable
>
>
> It would be great if you choose one package which you uses a lot and
> maintain it for the Debian Multimedia Team! It would improve the quality
> of Linux audio and it will help the whole community!
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> \r
>
> ps. If you like to join, please subscribe to the Debian Multimedia Team
> mailinglist and ask for more information:
>
http://lists.debian.org/debian-multimedia/