Ubuntu Wiki

This is the home of the Debian Collaboration Team.

For the DCT proposal, read ["DCT/Proposal"].

What is the DCT ?

The Debian Collaboration Team (or DCT) is an Ubuntu team aiming at improving collaboration between Ubuntu and Debian by tracking changes in Ubuntu's packages.

From the Debian maintainer point of view

If you are a Debian maintainer, you can ask the DCT to monitor your packages. The DCT will then file bugs in the Debian BTS about your packages for all relevant issues. On the other hand, you agree to act promptly regarding those bugs :

• Reply to them within days (not weeks)
• Close them by uploading a new version within weeks (not months), when applicable

This will allow for efficient collaboration between Ubuntu and Debian.

From the Ubuntu developer point of view

You can help the DCT in two ways :

• [https://launchpad.net/people/dct Join it] and help to take care of those packages.

• Provide better (more verbose) changelog entries, thus simplifying the work of reviewing the changes you make, and ping a DCT member when you make changes relevant to Debian.

"Job offers"

If you are an Ubuntu developer, or willing to become an Ubuntu developer (MOTU Hopeful, etc), feel free to join the DCT and help us!

Links

• [https://launchpad.net/people/dct DCT Launchpad Team]

• [http://utnubu.alioth.debian.org Utnubu]: a Debian team aiming at improving collaboration between Ubuntu and Debian.

TODO List

• Recruit some Ubuntu developers (DCT is a nice idea, but we won't do anything without manpower)

• Improve wiki page
• Write the needed tools (spec needed)