From 7c2ad9a7eeb2afe606bd1655f3a0d67b42c745f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: classabbyamp Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 16:06:54 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] CONTRIBUTING.md: be more explicit about some of our packaging reqts --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 5119ad366100a9..ff2b640c76b585 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ Such forks require heavy patching, maintenance and hours of build time. Software need to be used in version announced by authors as ready to use by the general public - usually called releases. Betas, arbitrary VCS revisions, templates using tip of development branch taken at build time and releases created by the package maintainer won't be accepted. +Software with a history of releases over time is preferred over brand-new software. + +Packages should be submitted by someone other than the developer of the software, though exceptions can be made for established contributors if the software meets other requirements. ## Creating, updating, and modifying packages in Void by yourself @@ -73,6 +76,8 @@ Templates must have the name `void-packages/srcpkgs//template`, where ` For deeper insights on the contents of template files, please read the [manual](./Manual.md), and be sure to browse the existing template files in the `srcpkgs` directory of this repository for concrete examples. +To ensure packages stay maintained, we prefer that they are submitted by those with a history of contributions to existing packages. + ### Updating a template At minimum, a template update will consist of changing `version` and `checksum`, if there was an upstream version change, and/or `revision`, if a template-specific change (e.g. patch, correction, etc.) is needed. From 05d7d63ab03de6cd746ec022474ab34d00cd2de6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: classabbyamp Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 18:54:13 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fixup! CONTRIBUTING.md: be more explicit about some of our packaging reqts --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index ff2b640c76b585..aba4dbe91b7ca5 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Such forks require heavy patching, maintenance and hours of build time. Software need to be used in version announced by authors as ready to use by the general public - usually called releases. Betas, arbitrary VCS revisions, templates using tip of development branch taken at build time and releases created by the package maintainer won't be accepted. -Software with a history of releases over time is preferred over brand-new software. +Software should have an established and mature release history. New projects or those with an excessively frequent release cadence are not good candidates for system packages. Packages should be submitted by someone other than the developer of the software, though exceptions can be made for established contributors if the software meets other requirements. @@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Templates must have the name `void-packages/srcpkgs//template`, where ` For deeper insights on the contents of template files, please read the [manual](./Manual.md), and be sure to browse the existing template files in the `srcpkgs` directory of this repository for concrete examples. To ensure packages stay maintained, we prefer that they are submitted by those with a history of contributions to existing packages. +A good way to do this is to work on orphaned packages (those maintained by `orphan@voidlinux.org`) that you use. ### Updating a template