Re: Zotero Packaging Request

["Raghav Gururajan" <rvgn@disroot.org>]

Hello Ludo!

Thanks for the information. Sure, I will definitely try packaging some apps. I needed to ask someone this time as I preoccupied with writing a book and planning to be published under GNU Press. It's involves free software and guix. So it would be helpful if someone could cover for this time.

Regards,
RG.

March 27, 2019 2:31 PM, "Ludovic Courtès" <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:

> Hello Raghav,
> 
> "Raghav Gururajan" <rvgn@disroot.org> skribis:
> 
>> Can anyone package Zotero (https://www.zotero.org) into Guix? It is a
>> powerful reference management software that is being used in academia,
>> literature and journalism. This packaging will be useful for many
>> users. Kindly consider.
> 
> As you know Guix is driven by volunteers who choose to donate their time
> to this collaborative effort and to work with one another. I would
> kindly invite you to join us, this is a great opportunity!
> 
> If you’re already using Guix, getting into the position of a packager
> should not be too difficult. Pierre wrote a tutorial that should help
> you get started:
> 
> https://gnu.org/s/guix/blog/2018/a-packaging-tutorial-for-guix
> 
> along with the reference manual:
> 
> https://gnu.org/s/guix/manual/en/html_node/Defining-Packages.html
> 
> People on IRC and on the help-guix mailing list will happily provide
> guidance.
> 
> Ludo’.