ITA for an abandoned package: evolver case

[Jerome BENOIT]

Hi,

On 08/06/16 09:51, Gianfranco Costamagna wrote:
> 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,

May I fill an ITA or something to signify that someone to working
the [surface] evolver package ?


 and then somebody will sponsor the work (after some
> reasonable time), together with a move to science team.
> 
> 
> thanks!

Cheers,
Jerome

> 
> 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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