ITA for an abandoned package: evolver case

[Gianfranco Costamagna]

Hi,



>i am maintaining many packages, which were maintained by Adam
>originally. But all of them are team-maintained (Debian Science), and this
>one is not.
>
>AFAIK Adam is not active in Debian last several years. From my point of
>view, it will not be too offensive, if evolver will be moved under the roof
>of Debian Science and you can be added as an uploader of this package.
>But we need a confirmation from Adam or MIA-team, I think.


last activity is around 2012 according to db.d.o
>Another option for the time being is that you are preparing a new upload,
>file a bug against evolver ("new version...") and the package will be NMUed
>after some time.


I second this option, together with the move on debian-science of the package.

in the meanwhile, according to quantz, the MIA process started some time ago (on 2016-05-24), so I guess
you can start proposing patches and open bugs, and then somebody will sponsor
the work (after some reasonable time), together with a move to science team.


thanks!

Gianfranco


2016-06-07 23:42 GMT+02:00 Jerome BENOIT <sphericaltriangle at rezozer.net>:
> Hello All,
>
> since a while I [0] have wanted to update the [surface] evolver package [1,2]
> because I used it a few years ego [and because I may use it a gain sooner or later]:
> I try to contact several times the current maintainer in view to get
> the package officially orphaned before any ITA submission.
> So far, I got no feed back. The package is clearly abandoned.
> Is there any Debian authority that have the permission to orphan it ?
> If not, what can be done ?
>
> Thanks,
> Jerome
>
> [0] https://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=calculus%40rezozer.net&buildd=1
> [1] https://packages.qa.debian.org/e/evolver.html
> [2] http://facstaff.susqu.edu/brakke/evolver/evolver.html
>
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