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[Ilya Barygin <barygin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Jonathan,

Thanks for working on this software and preparing the package. I see
several issues with it, so I'll point them out (maybe it will get your
package in Debian sooner).

Your package is native, which it shouldn't be. You should prepare a
tarball named openshot-1.0.0.tar.gz (put on your upstream hat for that),
preferably without the debian/ directory, then put on your Debian
maintainer hat, rename it openshot_1.0.0.orig.tar.gz (note the
underscore), unpack and copy the debian directory there. When you build
the source package, a *.diff.gz file will be produced (so you'll have a
package of 3 files - .orig.tar.gz, .diff.gz and .dsc).

Your changelog should contain only one entry: "Initial release (Closes:
######)." It should have version number 1.0.0-1 and be targeted for
unstable, not karmic.

I'm not too familiar with python packaging, so I can't really give much
more advice.

It would also be a good idea to send a message to debian-mentors mailing list, requesting sponsorship.
If you need help, good places to ask include #ubuntu-motu on freenode and #debian-python on oftc.

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[needs-packaging] OpenShot Video Editor
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/441678
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Status in Ubuntu: New
Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: New

Bug description:
OpenShot is a non-linear video editor, built with Python, GTK, and the MLT Framework.
It is well-supported and competes in quality and features with the already packaged PiTiVi.
It should become available in the "universe" repository for Karmic+1.

URL: http://www.openshotvideo.com
Licence: GPL v3 or later
Notes:
OpenShot is currently offered as PPA for Jaunty and Karmic, see http://www.openshotvideo.com/2008/04/ppa-instructions.html ,
or as DEB installers.
The code is hosted on https://code.launchpad.net/openshot .