Merge pull request #177 from olebole/debian-proposal

Funding 2021: Debian packaging and maintenance proposal

Author: eteq

finance/proposal-calls/2021-proposal/debian-packaging.md

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+### Project team
+
+Ole Streicher <[email protected]>/[@olebole](https://github.com/olebole)
+
+### Project summary
+
+Packaging and maintenance of the Astropy ecosystem for Debian and Ubuntu
+
+### Project / work
+
+ * keep Astropy in Debian and Ubuntu up to date and in good shape
+ 
+   - maintain distribution specific patches for Astropy and other packages
+    (policy, tests, metadata etc.)
+
+   - fix packaging related bugs
+
+   - observe CI tests and rebuilds on supported platforms and ports for both
+     Ubuntu and Debian; report problems and participate in the solution
+
+ * maintain the Astropy related infrastructure in Debian
+
+   - maintain required dependencies
+   
+   - follow changes in environment (dependencies, policy); react on new
+     incompatibilities and requirements
+
+   - ensure packaging of coordinated packages; maintain them if needed
+
+   - propagate and coordinate packaging of affiliated packages and backports
+
+   - Debian mentorship+sponsorship for affiliated packages if needed
+
+   - observe the packaging of reverse dependencies; help in solving
+     compatibility problems
+
+ * act as a link between the Debian distribution and the Astropy community
+
+   - discuss/forward bugs to upstream, backport/apply fixes if needed
+
+   - participate in relevant discussion in both communities, connect
+     people for problem solution if needed
+
+### Budget
+
+ * Salary: 60 hours a 150 USD/h: 9000 USD