Hi,
Boyuan Yang <[email protected]> schreef op 1 januari 2026 18:49:00 CET:
>Hi,
>
>在 2026-01-01四的 18:07 +0100，Victor Westerhuis写道：
>> > X-Debbugs-CC: [email protected]
>> >
>> > Dear package kmscon maintainer in Debian,
>> >
>> > After looking into the package you maintain (kmscon,
>> > https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/kmscon ), I found that this package
>> > received no maintainer updates in the past 2 years, missed the last
>> > Debian Stable release, and is not in good shape. As a result,
>> > I am filing an ITS (Intent to Salvage) request
>> > against your package according to section 5.12 in Debian's Developers'
>> > Reference [1].
>> >
>> > My current plan is to switch to the new active upstream,
>> > https://github.com/kmscon/kmscon , add fixes as mentioned in
>> > https://bugs.debian.org/1116621 , fix RC bugs, and do initial
>> > preparations by observing Fedora's initiative at
>> > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/UseKmsconVTConsole . For
>> > details on the revival of kmscon project, please see
>> > https://github.com/Aetf/kmscon/issues/167 .
>> >
>> > Please let me know whether you are still willing to maintain this
>> > package. According to the criteria listed at [2], I will upload a Non-
>> > maintainer Upload (NMU) of this package onto DELAYED/7 after 21 days
>> > (Jan 22, 2026) to continue with the package salvaging. If you find it
>> > necessary to pause the ITS process, please let me know immediately by
>> > replying this bug report via email. If you find this ITS okay, please also
>> > let me know via email so that we can clear the countdown.
>> I am willing, but at the moment very much not able to maintain this package.
>> If you can give it the attention it needs, I'm happy to pass the baton to
>> you. I don't know if I
>> can move the Salsa repo to you. If not, you can make a copy and I will
>> delete mine to prevent confusion.
>
>Thanks for the update. In that case, I can set the package maintainer to be
>in your name and add my name into the Uploaders list. Or if you would like,
>I can set the maintainer to be in my name and put your name in the Uploaders
>list. In either case, you still have control on the maintenance of kmscon
>software
>packaging. Let me know which one do you prefer and I can do that right away.
>
I'm fine with putting your name in the Maintainer field, since I don't know
when I'll be able to spend time on Debian.
>After that, I would like to set up a repo in a shared location like
>salsa.debian.org/debian/kmscon . This can be done once we have the first step
>determined.
>
I think the Salsa administrators can move repositories. I don't know whom to
ask to do that, though.
>Many thanks,
>Boyuan Yang
Kind regards,
Victor Westerhuis
