Bug#1117487: ITS: empire-hub

[Andreas Tille]

Hi Drake,

Am Mon, Oct 06, 2025 at 06:57:15AM -0700 schrieb Drake Diedrich:
> Hi,
>    Sorry I haven't been working on this, as either the author or the
> maintainer. ... in I can't remember how long.

Thanks a lot for your prompt response!  That's absolutely
unusual for maintainers considering themselves not working
on a package any more. ;-)
 
>   I'd thought it was already removed from the archive.

Its just removed from stable (and testing) since it had the RC bug
(which is fixed now in Git).  Your other package (empire-lafe)
was actually removed from Debian.

> Going to have a
> look at the bugs and see if any of them are from users and not
> autobuilders/etc.

The only open bug is fixed and it should be ready for uploading
but I'd like to have your permission for doing so - specifically
with the move to the Debian Games team.

Kind regards and thanks again
   Andreas.

> On Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM Andreas Tille <tille at debian.org> wrote:
> 
> > Source: empire-hub
> > Version: 1.0.2.2+nmu1
> > Severity: important
> > X-Debbugs-Cc: Debian Games Team <pkg-games-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org>,
> > Drake Diedrich <dld at debian.org>, 1074937 at bugs.debian.org, Package
> > Salvaging Team <team+salvage at tracker.debian.org>
> >
> > Hi Drake,
> >
> > I would be interested in helping with empire-hub, following the Package
> > Salvaging procedure outlined in the Developers Reference[1]. From what I
> > see, the package seems to meet the criteria for this process, and I'd
> > like to support keeping it maintained in Debian. As the Salvage process
> > suggests, here is a list of the criteria that I believe apply:
> >
> >   - NMU
> >   - Bugs filed against the package do not have answers from the
> >     maintainer.
> >   - There are QA issues with the package.
> >
> > I believe the package would be a great addition to the Debian Games
> > Team, and I took the liberty to create the Salsa repository here[2]. If
> > you choose not to accept the ITS, I'd be more than happy to help you
> > move it to another location, such as debian/, or wherever you prefer. My
> > goal is to make it as easy as possible for you to join the team. I'd
> > also be delighted to assist in adding you as a team member if you could
> > share your Salsa login.
> >
> > This package was highlighted in the Bug of the Day[3] initiative, which
> > aims to introduce newcomers to manageable tasks and guide them through
> > the workflow to solve them. The focus of this initiative is on migrating
> > packages to Salsa, as it's a great way to help newcomers become familiar
> > with a consistent Git-based workflow.
> >
> > Kind regards
> >     Andreas.
> >
> > [1]
> > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.en.html#package-salvaging
> > [2] https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/empire-hub
> > [3] https://salsa.debian.org/qa/tiny_qa_tools/-/wikis/Tiny-QA-tasks
> >
> >
> >
> > -- System Information:
> > Debian Release: 13.0
> >   APT prefers testing
> >   APT policy: (501, 'testing'), (50, 'buildd-unstable'), (50, 'unstable'),
> > (5, 'experimental'), (1, 'buildd-experimental')
> > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> >
> > Kernel: Linux 6.12.38+deb13-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
> > Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8),
> > LANGUAGE=de_DE:de
> > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
> > Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> > LSM: AppArmor: enabled
> >

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