> Contacting the current maintainer should IMO always be the (obvious) first > step - if you feel the package is neglected, ask if he would mind if you'd > take over.
The reason I think it's been abandoned is that there's been a more recent upstream version for about two and a half years now. I've tried to make contact directly, but it's only been a week so far. Thanks for everyone's help. I now understand the MIA process, and will follow that if I don't get any response.