Fellow Archers, Freedom of choice is our greatest strength. With that in mind, I would like to propose a solution regarding the recent AUR issues.
My first proposal is to establish a public, read-only "orphanage" repository for orphaned packages. Only active maintainers with a proven reputation would be permitted to adopt packages from this repository. This would require a ranking or voting system for maintainers, potentially similar to the existing AUR voting mechanism. Adoption requests from the general public could then be processed via community voting or other established channels, such as the official forums. The second proposal is to automatically lock all orphaned packages from public modification. Upon adoption, the new maintainer would need to request an unlock from active maintainers. As with the first proposal, public adoption requests would be handled through voting or forum channels. I believe this is a straightforward, elegant, and secure approach for our community. I hope the Board will consider this proposal. Kind regards, Aleksandar Zarić - salexandarz
