Carsten Schoenert <c.schoenert@t-online.de> writes: > There is a private list there such information *can* be given, again, > there is no rule that I need to do this. > There are options if some other DD believes a package is needing an > update, that process is called NMU (non maintainer upload). Or if you > think the other maintainer isn't doing his work in a time able manner, a > DD can salvage a package. > But these options are only doable by DDs! And that for a reason. > Yes, a new contributor requires a DD for sponsored uploads; however, new contributors are not discriminated against when salvaging a package. "Thanks to this [salvaging] process, new contributors should no longer be afraid to take over packages that have been neglected or entirely forgotten." https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.html#package-salvaging While it's true that no one can force anyone to do anything in Debian, it's also true that if someone salvages a chronically ignored package, that is a consequence of not having taken care of it, and then not having replied to the ITS bug for a month. All this assumes both good faith, and that new contributors educate themselves sufficiently well to submit upload candidates on debian-mentors (and file RFS) that sufficiently improves on the status quo of a neglected or forgotten package. It's important to note that the value expressed by this policy is that consistent, periodic (or better) long-term contributions are valued in Debian. It's also important to highlight that this value is attainable as a Debian Maintainer (uploading a set of approved packages), or as a Debian Contributor who requires a sponsor for all uploads. Best, Nicholas
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