Creating BRLTTY as a .deb package

[Daniel Dalton]

Hello,

When downloading BRLTTY I noticed there was a source file (Which I used 
to install) as well as a rpm file (redhat package manager I guess) I 
wasn't sure what the rpm src one was for, but that's probably because I 
don't use redhat.

Anyway would it be ok if I created a .deb package of BRLTTY for debian? 
Would there be any licensing issues?

I found a howto on creating .deb packages and I am unsure on the following
-BRLTTY dependencies
-How to find out how much space BRLTTY needs to install
-As the package manager do I put my name? Or do one of the BRLTTY 
developers have to do this?
-The file hierarchy of BRLTTY? So I can have a script that removes it 
completely and installs it completely. Is this information in the manual 
of BRLTTY?
-Will my settings be used for the .deb? Or can I just make the .deb 
install everything and then its up to the user to run
sudo brltty -b braille_display -d /dev/whatever -t 
what_ever_braille_code_they_use

I know that's a lot of questions.
But if someone could help me out I would greatly appreciate it.
Would a .deb package make it easier for people on debian to install?
Also I noticed that brltty 3.7.2 or maybe its 3.72 is in the debian 
repo. It hasn't been updated for a while.
If I was successful in creating my deb package could that get into the 
debian repo? Or would I have to become a debian developer first?

Thanks for any help,

-- 
Daniel Dalton

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daniel.dalton47 at gmail.com