Re: Overall bitrot, package reviews and fast(er) unmaintained package removals
On Thu, 07 Apr 2016 18:26:32 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Felipe Sateler <fsateler@debian.org> writes:
>> On Thu, 07 Apr 2016 10:34:24 +1000, Brian May wrote:
>
>>> In the past I have maintained some important packages by doing regular
>>> NMUs when the maintainer is not responsive (including emails asking to
>>> take over the package). So just because the *maintainer* hasn't made
>>> an upload in a long time doesn't mean that nobody cares about the
>>> package.
>
>> It means the maintainer doesn't care. The name placed in the Maintainer
>> and Uploader fields is not meaningless metadata, it is an important
>> part of the package.
>
> No, it *doesn't* mean that the maintainer doesn't care. It means that
> the maintainer is unwilling or unable to respond to email or upload
> their package. That is not at all the same thing.
You are correct. Sorry for using a wrong wording.
> We can address issues of packaging health without getting into the very
> risky business of reading other people's minds.
+1 will keep in mind.
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Saludos,
Felipe Sateler
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