CC: David Truffa, Filippo Giunchedi @David, could you please take a look at this discussion and let me know if you still maintain tilda or if you are willing to put it up for adoption. @Filippo, you already told me that you are not maintaining tilda anymore, but you are still listed as maintainer too [1]. Could you give the package free for adoption please?
On 17/02/13 22:16, Jeremy Stanley wrote: > On 2013-02-17 21:50:38 +0100 (+0100), Lanoxx wrote: > [...] >> Unfortunately I do not have any packaging experience and currently >> hardly the time to learn it. I tried it a few times before and it >> does not seem to be an easy process. I am therefore looking for a >> sponsore to package and upload tilda to debian. >> >> Given the fact that there is already a tilda package in debian and >> the program it self is very small and as only a few dependencies, I >> believe it should not be too much effort for a skilled packager. > [...] > > A sponsor is merely someone with access to upload packages into > Debian on your behalf, but you are instead suggesting that you would > like to see someone package a new upstream release of an existing > package. Generally you want to file a wishlist bug against that > package notifying the maintainer of the availability of a new > upstream release (or an active upstream fork), which it appears you > have done a few months ago: > > http://bugs.debian.org/695574 Right, I guess I forgot about this bug. One thing to note, I would consider my release not as a fork, but rather as a continuation of the previous tilda version. A fork always sounds like development is split up into two separate branches (which is not the case). I am in contact with the previous developers and since they do not intend to continue to work on tilda, I consider my repository to be the now offical upstream release. But as I mentioned, it there is any doubt concerning that, then I do have access to the github repository of Tristan Sloughter and could also merge my code there. > > In this case, however, it sounds like you're implying that the > previous maintainer of this package has abandoned it and you are > instead seeking to have a new maintainer adopt it and continue the > previous packaging effort. This is a bit more involved, but > generally would start with you convincing the existing maintainer > (Davide Truffa) to officially orphan it, in hopes that another > packager with available time will adopt it. > I am not that familiar with debian policies yet, I guess you are right. I am looking for a new maintainer to pick up the package and make a new release. I have written a mail to Fillippo and David on October 20, 2012, when I made the release 1.0.2, Filippo replied the next day, that he does not maintain tilda anymore, but David did not reply at all. Regards Lanoxx [1] http://packages.debian.org/stable/tilda -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
