Source: libalgorithm-checkdigits-perl Version: 0.50-1.1 X-Debbugs-CC: bure...@debian.org, pkg-perl-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org
Hello, It seems that libalgorithm-checkdigits-perl is not very well maintained anymore. Last maintainer upload of the package happened in 2009. Since then many upstream releases have happened, adding new features and, most importantly, fixing bugs. Even the major version has changed, from 0.50 to 1.3.5. Last NMU happened in January 2021 (no-change rebuild). There are two Severity: normal bugs for this package. Both are open since 2020 and have no response from the maintainer. >From the QA perspective, there are 20 lintian warnings. Most of them concern outdated packaging practices, for example, deprecated debhelper compat level 5, missing debian/source/format and the like. I believe the package fulfills conservative package salvaging criteria as per [1]. Formally speaking, there are bugs, missing upstream releases, QA work AND upload(s) are needed to deal with these issues AND there is no visible activity for over 10 years except for single no-change NMU. I propose moving libalgorithm-checkdigits-perl under pkg-perl umbrella. I am volunteering to co-maintain the package. [1] https://wiki.debian.org/PackageSalvaging#Eligibility_requirements_for_a_package Best, Andrius
