Orphaning fotoxx (upstream renamed to fotocx), anyone interested?

[Andreas Tille]

Hi Maxy,

I've seen your name on an orphaned batch at MiniDebConf in Hamburg.
Unfortunately you did not showed up.  I was hoping to meet you after
so many years.

Current situation:  The package was removed from Debian due to not yet
fulfilled libraries.  I'm currently in discussion with upstream about
a replacement by supported libraries.

Question: Do you think Santiago Torres Batan wants to keep on
as Uploader once we can upload fotocx to new?

Kind regards
    Andreas.

Am Mon, May 25, 2026 at 06:37:54PM +0200 schrieb Maximiliano Curia:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I am planning to step down from maintaining fotoxx. I no longer use the
> software actively and don't have the time to give it the attention it
> needs. The code is full of interesting photo processing filters, which
> I'm sure some of you can find useful.
> 
> Before I file a formal Request for Adoption (RFA) or Orphan (O) bug, I
> wanted to check in with the team to see if anyone is interested in
> taking over maintenance.
> 
> A couple of important notes for whoever takes it on:
> 
> - Upstream Rename: Upstream has recently renamed the project from fotoxx
>   to fotocx, with the goal of making it a photo collection manager
>   instead of a set of tools to process/tweak images.
> 
> - Next Steps: The next update will require handling this name transition
>   (transitioning the binary packages, updating control files, handling
>   obsoletes/replaces, etc.).
> 
> If anyone wants to take the reins and shepherd it through the rename,
> please let me know! Otherwise, if there is no interest within the next
> week or so, I will proceed with orphaning the package (or requesting its
> removal if it's deemed no longer needed).
> 
> Thanks,
> maxy
> 
> -- 
> Saludos /\/\ /\ >< `/



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