On December 30, 2025 5:54:17 AM GMT+08:00, Andreas Tille <[email protected]> wrote: >Source: filters >Version: 2.55-3 >Severity: important >X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Games Team ><[email protected]>, Marius Gavrilescu ><[email protected]>, Package Salvaging Team <[email protected]> > >Hi Marius, > >I would be interested in helping with filters, following the Package >Salvaging procedure outlined in the Developers Reference[1]. From what I >see, the package seems to meet the criteria for this process, and I'd >like to support keeping it maintained in Debian. As the Salvage process >suggests, here is a list of the criteria that I believe apply: > > - Bugs filed against the package do not have answers from the > maintainer. > - There are QA issues with the package. > >I believe the package would be a great addition to the Games team, and I >took the liberty to create the Salsa repository here[2]. If you choose >not to accept the ITS, I'd be more than happy to help you move it to >another location, such as debian/, or wherever you prefer. My goal is to >make it as easy as possible for you to join the team. I'd also be >delighted to assist in adding you as a team member if you could share >your Salsa login. > >This package was highlighted in the Bug of the Day[3] initiative, which >aims to introduce newcomers to manageable tasks and guide them through >the workflow to solve them. The focus of this initiative is on migrating >packages to Salsa, as it's a great way to help newcomers become familiar >with a consistent Git-based workflow. > >Kind regards > Andreas. > >[1] >https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.en.html#package-salvaging >[2] https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/filters >[3] https://salsa.debian.org/qa/tiny_qa_tools/-/wikis/Tiny-QA-tasks > > >-- System Information: >Debian Release: forky/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (50, 'buildd-unstable'), > (1, 'experimental') >Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > >Kernel: Linux 6.17.13+deb14-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT) >Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not >set >Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash >Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) >LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Hi Andreas, This sounds reasonable to me. I haven't used salsa before, only git-buildpackage with my own git repositories. You should feel free to take over maintenance of filters, is there anything else I need to do for this?
