[tor-bugs] #26848 [Core Tor/sbws]: Create Debian package for sbws

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#26848: Create Debian package for sbws
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 Reporter:  juga           |          Owner:  juga
     Type:  defect         |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Medium         |      Milestone:  sbws 1.0 (MVP must)
Component:  Core Tor/sbws  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal         |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                 |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #25925         |         Points:
 Reviewer:                 |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by irl):

 I'm *really* not convinced it is a good idea to do this.

 Creating the structure of a Debian package and building a policy-compliant
 package is a great idea and would make deployment easier, as long the the
 dirauths are running Debian which at least dannenberg and maatuska are
 not.

 My main objection to this though is that the package is not really useful
 outside of the directory authorities, not all of which run Debian and not
 all of which might even run sbws. It could be though that many people
 decide they want to measure the network themselves just for fun, and
 generate useless load.

 > (optionall) provide sbws releases via dist.tpo (#26849) so that watch
 does not use Github

 You could just do this anyway, and have the dirauths fetch the code from
 here? This would work for all platforms then.

 Assuming that you do go ahead with this anyway and there's something I'm
 missing:

 > get ITP accepted

 I have no idea what this means. If you file an ITP bug it means you intend
 to package it. No one accepts or rejects these although discussion may
 happen on the bug.

 > create debian backport to current stable (stretch)

 Note that it would take 10 days after the upload to unstable is accepted
 (sometimes more) to be able to upload a backport. If the dirauths are
 running stable, they would be delayed 10 days upgrading while this
 happens.

 > (optional) create bug in Ubuntu to get the package distributed in Ubuntu
 too

 If it's in unstable you'll find it just appears in Ubuntu. It's not, in my
 experience, that quick to get updates to go in. This will be especially
 apparent with such a niche package.

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