Bdale Garbee schreef op 2018-07-31 07:17:
Package: wnpp
Severity normal
I no longer have any personal need for as31, so would like to drop it
from the list of packages I maintain.
I recently uploaded a fix for the segfault encountered building the
usbdux driver in the firmware-nonfree source package. The only
remaining open bug regards the ambiguity of upstream asserting the
package is under "the BSD license" without specifying which precise
variant.
To the best of my knowledge, no packages in Debian depend on as31, but
because there is a driver (that is not built for Debian by default) in
the firmware-nonfree package that depends on it, I choose to orphan the
package rather than just asking for it to be removed from the archive.
I looked into this package and the upstream archive just exists.
Moreover the package is up to date w.r.t. upstream since 2005.
Apparently
this is a superstable package where the last bugs disappeared ages ago.
I would regret if this package disappears from Debian, because
- the 8051 has historic interest, but also to this day practical
interest
- the assembler is a solid piece of software engineering, so it is worth
maintaining and probably not overly time consuming.
- if nothing else, it can serve as an example of the use of lex and
yacc.
After studying the project I'm willing to take on the orphaned 8051
assembler as31.
My credentials:
- dedicated to the free software movement (author of some free software)
- unix/c experience since the 80's
- sworn in as a maintainer at debian mentors (thanks, Geert Stappers!)
- some experience with Debian packaging, and some familiarity with
the policy and guidelines
- extensive experience with software maintenance (as well as
development)
- affinity with the 8051, owner of dozens of single board computers,
among
them a couple 8051 based
- Published a flash programmer for an Elektor board with a 8051
processor:
https://forth.hcc.nl/w/Producten/Flash
- a direct personal line to Willem Ouwerkerk, creator of a 8051
development
system
Bdale
Groetjes Albert
--
Suffering is the prerogative of the strong, the weak -- perish.
Albert van der Horst
