On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 10:58:07AM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 04:44:28PM +0100, Jakub Nadolny wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am new to the list and would like to ask you what can I do in > > following subject. > > There is a package called 'display-dhammapada'. It has not been updated > > since few years. But there is new version of this software since few > > years also. I have send long time ago request to the package owner if he > > could make new version. There was no answer, so I guess he is busy with > > some other work. > > I have though that maybe I could help maintaining this package? I have > > never done it before, but I am debian user since years and I am software > > engineer working in IT company, so I think I could manage it. > > What do you think I should do? > > * File a wishlist bug against the package to update to the new version, > if someone else didn't already do so > * Read section 7.4 of the Developers' reference, which talks about how > to handle inactive and/or unreachable maintainers, and do what's being > suggested there > * Prepare an updated package and offer it to the maintainer (if you get > some reaction from him) or to other Debian Developers (if not) with a > request to sponsor an upload.
Thanks a lot! I will do it this way. greetings, Jakub -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
