opinions on porting software in alpha state?

[Danny Pansters]

On Sunday 5 March 2006 22:22, Dmitry Marakasov wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I've successfully ported some software products, but now I doubt
> if I should actually submit these ports, because these programs are
> in alpha state. They are usable, yes, but as it may be expected
> from alphas they are quite buggy, and some functions don't work.
> So I wanted to ask for opinions - are such ports welcome or
> should I better wait for more mature releases?

I don't think for ports it's required that the software is stable or 
completely working. Just that the actual port builds and installs the 
software alright. Obviously the better it works, the nicer it is. But if 
there's no port for it, fewer people would try the software and report bugs 
etc (if interested enough).

So, I'd say submit them and let people find the bugs (maybe). It's your 
responsibility that the port works OK, that means that it (de)installs as 
expected. But you're not responsible for upstream (though you may want to get 
involved of course).

My EUR 0.02

Dan