Hi,

I sent a pull request to upstream earlier this year to fix a PAM related
issue (see also: Gentoo bug #774729), but the repo has since been
archived [1]. Looking at the commit history, I see that there's only
been a single upstream commit since the beginning of 2020.

What is the proper procedure, if there is one, to reclaim a package with
a dead upstream? I use physlock on all my machines and have recommended
it to my friends as a solid screen locker and would very much like to
help keep it alive.

I would be willing to maintain a fork [2] as well as help maintain the
Gentoo package itself. I've already got a little bit of experience in
working with Portage by creating packages into my overlay [3].

[1]: https://github.com/muennich/physlock
[2]: https://github.com/xxc3nsoredxx/physlock
[3]: https://github.com/xxc3nsoredxx/unc3nsored

I've CC'ed the current proxy maintainer for app-misc/physlock as well as
the main upstream developer in case they have any input.

- Oskari

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