Hi Nigel,
Am Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 07:23:25AM +0000 schrieb Nigel Kukard:
> Hi there Andreas,
>
> I'd just like to thank you for salvaging the cputool package, it is very
> much appreciated.
Thank you for your super fast and very productive answer. I can tell
for sure this is a rare exception in the process to care for dormant
packages and thus really helpful and appreciated.
> I must admit, I don't use Debian myself, but at the same time would
> definitely like to keep cputool it in the Debian repository.
In case you might use some derivative it can be helpful indirectly. In
any case thank you for your support for Debian even if not using it.
> Over the past few years I've watched the d.d mailing list, and I'm a little
> overwhelmed with the packaging system as it stands now and the process for
> updating packages to new versions, especially with all the different
> processes and workflows available. It was never easy to pick something and
> know it is the "right" choice.
This is a very hot topic on Debian mailing lists. The effort of the
Salvage team to pick up dormant packages and provide a consistent
workflow for these is a tiny contribution to the problem.
> I never really had anyone that helped me with packaging, but I would very
> much like to continue, and if you're willing to assist as co-maintainer I'd
> really appreciate it. :)
I'm willing to do so and I added myself as Uploader to express this.
> I signed up for an account on Salsa in the meantime :)
Please let me know once this is accepted and I'll add you to the project.
Kind regards
Andreas.
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