[07:03] <cygus> hi
[07:03] <cygus> I have small question.
[07:04] <cygus> I'm looking to good ppa for have ubuntu lts up to date.
[07:05] <cygus> Please tell me whether launchpad is testing the pkg before it is published for users?
[07:07] <cygus> I mean testing for malware, backdoor and viruses.
[07:12] <mapreri> cygus: there is no testing whatsoever from launchpad.  it's just a hosting facility.
[07:15] <cygus> ok, thx but launchpad is building deb pkg from deb-src uploaded by autor?
[07:17] <mapreri> yes
[07:17] <cygus> thx a lot
[07:17] <mapreri> everybody can upload a source package to a PPA, launchpad builds and publish it.
[07:18] <cygus> ok
[07:19] <cygus> is possible to protect ourself against bad pkg?
[07:21] <mapreri> cygus: choosing the PPA to use wisely would be good, e.g. don't use random PPAs if you don't trust them
[07:21] <cygus> thx
[11:29] <mapreri> maybe i'm missing something: but is it possible to use pad.lv to link MR?
[11:43] <cjwatson> mapreri: http://pad.lv/ doesn't suggest so
[11:43] <cjwatson> (we don't operate it)
[11:44] <mapreri> indeed, and i'm surprised
[11:44] <mapreri> cjwatson: is there a short launchpad url like https://launchpad.net/bugs/#### for bugs?
[11:45] <cjwatson> That's the shortest form of it on launchpad.net itself
[11:46] <mapreri> erm, i meant, like lp.net/bugs/### works for bugs, is there something similar for MR?
[11:46] <mapreri> (sorry for being unclear)
[11:46] <cjwatson> Ah, no
[11:46] <mapreri> sad
[11:47] <mapreri> then i'll stick with that long MR url :)
[11:49] <cjwatson> mapreri: It might be worth a bug report.  It wouldn't be technically difficult to arrange, I think.
[11:50] <cjwatson> The IDs are already exposed in the URLs, so making /+merge/ID work wouldn't hurt anything.
[11:51] <cjwatson> (That's probably why pad.lv doesn't have a short form, since it doesn't have a way to look up MPs by ID right now.)
[11:52] <mapreri> guess it could use the API to figure it out?
[11:52]  * mapreri writes a bug up
[11:52] <cjwatson> mapreri: No, because that's not exposed on the API either.
[11:52] <cjwatson> No branch_merge_proposals collection or whatever.
[11:52] <mapreri> ah, fun
[11:53] <cjwatson> mapreri: If you have a specific use case beyond "it would be nice if ...", do mention that in the report.
[11:54] <mapreri> i don't
[11:54] <mapreri> i'm just writing that url down in a file and i'm bother i have to go to newline :)
[11:55] <cjwatson> Heh
[11:55] <mapreri> cjwatson: do you also want a bug "please expose MR IDs in the API" or something?
[11:56] <cjwatson> If we were doing this I'd be inclined to do both at the same time, so it's probably fine to have those in the same report
[11:56] <mapreri> fine
[11:56] <cjwatson> Internally it's getUtility(IBranchMergeProposalGetter).get(id), should you wish to send a patch :-)
[11:56] <mapreri> -enotime :P
[11:58] <cjwatson> Worth a shot
[11:58] <mapreri> eheh
[12:02]  * mapreri is happy to leave you complete/rewrite the report :)  (=I'm really bad at pointing out technical stuff about software I don't know about)
[12:03] <mapreri> "If you want to you can help fix the bug you are reporting."  reads like  "Please fix the bug you are reporting." to me :D
[12:04] <StevenK> mapreri: The best kind of bug reports are the ones that include a patch ...
[12:47] <teward> can someone go and delete this comment made on a bug?  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/+bug/1483923/comments/2  looks like a nonconstructive post.
[12:47] <teward> (specifically comment #2)
[14:56] <amerle> Hello I have a question regarding ethics.
[14:57] <amerle> I would like to contribute to one package which is in someone's ppa.
[14:57] <amerle> The code is located in his personal branches area (+junk) so there is no Launchpad project and I cannot propose my new commits.
[14:57] <amerle> That package did not have any active development in the past 3 years and I have tried to contact the original author but without success so far.
[14:57] <amerle> My question is:
[14:57] <amerle> Can I simply use his code to create a new project on Launchpad?
[14:58] <amerle> (In the source folder there is the GPL v2 statement)
[15:23] <teward> any lpadmin around to nuke a nonconstructive bug comment?
[16:19] <dobey> teward: hidden
[16:21] <dobey> amerle: you cannot change the license to something other than what is permitted by the current license, but you can "fork" the code and create a real project, sure.
[16:21] <dobey> amerle: if you wish to maintain said project anyway. :)
[16:22] <amerle> ok, good to know
[16:22] <amerle> thanks for the answer