There's the "devuan-packages/apt-cacher-ng" project just waiting for
some love; I don't know anything more about it, but as you may well
know, technically it's simply a matter of setting up its suites/unstable
branch with the appropriate sources (merging from kaction, I suppose),
and then tell autobuild about it.

Ralph.

Evilham wrote on 21/8/19 6:00 am:
> On dt., ag. 20 2019, Dmitry Bogatov wrote:
>
>> [ Please keep me in CC on replies ]
>>
>> I am calling for review of package 'apt-cacher-ng', located at:
>>
>>     https://git.devuan.org/kaction/apt-cacher-ng
>>
>> at branch 'from/3.2-2', signed tag devuan/3.2-2+devuan1, hash [04aa883].
>> To build package:
>>
>>     $ git checkout from/3.2-2
>>     $ gbp buildpackage --ignore-branch -us -uc
>>
>> NB: Upstream build system always links with libsystemd if it can find
>> it; I did not change it. So, build on system with libsystemd-dev
>> installed /will/ link to libsystemd. Build in sbuild/pbuilder/etc
>> instead.
>>
>>> On Fri, 16 Aug 2019, kaction@??? wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hello.
>>> >
>>> > I am looking for a way to join development team of Devuan. >
>>> Several months ago I
>>> > tried to contribute cleansed `apt-cacher-ng' package, but > seems
>>> it was
>>> > unfortunate time.  It was time of issues with servers and > heated
>>> discussions
>>> > about 1 april's joke. So, my package did not entered devuan.
>>> >
>>> > Yesterday I learned that `apt' depends and `libsystemd0'. It > was
>>> last
>>> > drop. This time I really mean it. I want to cleanse packages. > And
>>> I want to
>>> > have place to upload them. I am looking for becoming Devuan >
>>> Developer, or how
>>> > it is called. I am ready for New Member trial, of whatever.
>>> >
>>> > As for technicall skills, I am contributor to Debian since > 2014,
>>> and Debian
>>> > Developer since 2018. I am maintainer of `runit' init system, > one
>>> of active
>>> > maintainers of sysvinit and dozens of other Unixy packages.
>
>
> FWIW: you basically already develop Devuan, important bits of it; even
> if indirectly atm.
>
> I don't think anyone following development would doubt your ability and
> willingness to contribute to De{vu,bi}an.
>
>
> As for switching to making that directly: if you are able to, it'd be
> interesting (though not strictly necessary) that you attended a Devuan
> meeting, you'll find the social aspects of a small team are relevant.
>
>
> I'll see if I can help you out with apt-cacher-ng, I should probably set
> that up to save time and bandwidth anyway :-).
> Though maybe someone else has more experience with it and or is
> otherwise more qualified or willing to do that.
> --
> Evilham
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