Some scientific packages are looking for new maintainers

[Alastair McKinstry]

Dear Anton

I'm willing to maintain paraview, as we use it here.

regards

Alastair


On 16/06/2018 20:00, Anton Gladky wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> as I noted earlier [1], some packages are now out of my interests and I
> have removed myself from Uploaders of those packages.
>
> Unfortunately, in most of them I was the only maintainer, it means that
> the packages are semi-orphaned now. There is a list of such packages and
> if somebody wants to take some of them over, feel free to do it. Also do
> not hesitate to contact me if you have some questions regarding those
> packages.
>
> ====================
> arpack++ - Object-oriented version of the ARPACK package
> freemat - mathematics framework (mostly matlab compatible)
> openfoam - Set of programs for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
> palabos - CFD solver based on the lattice Boltzmann method
> paraview - Parallel Visualization Application
> pycollada - Python module for creating, editing and loading COLLADA
> pygts - Python wrapper for the GNU Triangulated Surface library (GTS)
> pysparse - Sparse linear algebra extension for Python (Adam is in
> Uploaders list, but he is not active any more)
> pysph - framework for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
> sfepy - Simple Finite Elements in Python
> spooles - SParse Object Oriented Linear Equations Solver
> soqt - Qt4 GUI component toolkit for Inventor
> ovito - visualization and analysis tool for atomistic simulation data
> viennacl - Scientific computing library written in C++ based on OpenCL
> ====================
>
> All packages are in a good shape without RC-bugs. Most of existing bugs
> should just be forwarded to upstream.
>
> If I do not find somebody who will take care of them till the end of
> August 2018, RFAs bugs will be filed against those packages.
>
> I will reduce my work in Debian Science Team, but will continue to
> sponsor packages, fix RC-bugs and do some general work.
>
> [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-science/2017/10/msg00078.html
>
> Best regards
>
> Anton
>
>
>
-- 
Alastair McKinstry, <alastair at sceal.ie>, <mckinstry at debian.org>, https://diaspora.sceal.ie/u/amckinstry
Misentropy: doubting that the Universe is becoming more disordered.

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