I can try to handle the maintenance individually, but I'd prefer to do it collectively.
On August 4, 2026 7:28:23 AM GMT+02:00, Andreas Tille <[email protected]> wrote: >Package: wnpp >Severity: normal >X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Simó Albert i Beltran ><[email protected]>, [email protected], Package Salvaging Team ><[email protected]> >Control: affects -1 + src:laptop-detect > >I have prepared a QA upload of laptop-detect to DELAYED/15 to orphan the >package. > >This follows the guidance recently posted by the MIA team on >debian-project regarding packages maintained by Debian Contributors who >were active only for a relatively short period and have shown no Debian >activity for many years: > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2026/07/msg00030.html > >The maintainer (CCed) was active only during 2017 and, as far as I can >tell, has had no Debian activity since then. The package itself, >however, is still useful (its popularity has continued to grow and is >now close to 27,000 according to popcon), so removal does not appear >appropriate. Orphaning it instead should make its maintenance status >explicit and hopefully attract a new maintainer. > >The upload has been sent to DELAYED/15 to provide ample opportunity for >the maintainer to object. If the maintainer responds and wishes to >continue maintaining the package, I will cancel the upload. > >The package description is: > This package provides a simple shell script which attempts to determine > whether it is being run on a laptop (or similar portable machine). It is > mainly useful for installers.
