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 ---- On Mon, 27 Apr 2020 04:14:52 +0000 Catonano <catonano@gmail.com> wrot=
e ----
 >=20
 >=20
 > Il giorno sab 25 apr 2020 alle ore 15:06 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobia=
s.gr> ha scritto:
 > Hi Catonano,
 >=20
 > Catonano =E5=86=99=E9=81=93=EF=BC=9A
 > > Say that some people file bugs in the Guix issue tracker=20
 > > requesting the
 > > packaging of some software projects
 > >
 > > Can a list of such requests be seen in any way ?
 >=20
 > [=E2=80=A6]
 >=20
 > > Is there any specific tagging scheme to be used for package=20
 > > requests filing ?
 >=20
 > Not that I know of.  It's all very ad-hoc and things get lost &=20
 > forgotten.
 >=20
 > <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Guix/Wishlist> is the closest=20
 > thing we have to an =E2=80=98official=E2=80=99 list.
 >=20
 > While a structured approach would be much better than our wiki=20
 > page, I prefer that wiki page over *our* bug tracker.
 >=20
 > don't you like Debbugs ?
 > I can see why
 > Have you seen this, anyway ?
 > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2020-03/msg00238.html
 > Sirgazil proposed to send a patch to allow Debbugs to tag package reques=
ts so that they could be easily searched

Not really patch Debbugs, but patch the website with proposed changes to ma=
ke any list of requested packages visible (and add instructions to request =
new packages).

I still think Debbugs could be used for package requests, even if it doesn'=
t support custom tags like "package request". One could instruct people to =
send requests to bug-guix@gnu.org using a provided template. For example:

   Subject: [PACKAGE REQUEST] Add Some Software
   Body: Some other necessary information (website, license?)  =20

Then, maybe link to issues.gnu.org with a query like this:

  https://issues.guix.gnu.org/search?query=3D%5BPACKAGE+REQUEST%5D+in%3Asub=
ject+is%3Aopen

(The in:subject filter doesn't exist, though).