On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 2:52 AM, Bastien ROUCARIES <roucaries.bast...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Vincent Cheng <vch...@debian.org> wrote: >> Control: tag -1 + moreinfo >> >> On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 12:11 PM, bastien ROUCARIES >> <roucaries.bast...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Package: sponsorship-requests >>> Severity: important >>> >>> Dear mentors, >>> >>> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "ckeditor" >>> >>> * Package name : ckeditor >>> Version : 4.3.5+dfsg1-1 >>> Upstream Author : [fill in name and email of upstream] >>> * License : GPL-2+ or MPL-1.1+ or LGPL-2.1+ >>> Section : web >>> >>> It builds those binary packages: >>> >>> ckeditor - text editor for internet >>> >>> To access further information about this package, please visit the >>> following URL: >>> >>> http://mentors.debian.net/package/ckeditor >>> >>> >>> Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command: >>> >>> dget -x >>> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/c/ckeditor/ckeditor_4.3.5+dfsg1-1.dsc >>> >>> More information about hello can be obtained from http://www.example.com. >>> >>> Changes since the last upload: >>> >>> * New upstream release (Closes: #741337). >>> * Upgrade debian/copyright in order to use uscan >>> automatic repack of non free file. >>> * Add myself as maintainer. >> >> This package isn't orphaned, and the current maintainer doesn't seem >> to be MIA according to mia-query, so unless the previous maintainer >> approves of this, this would be considered a hostile takeover. Perhaps >> consider a minimal-change NMU to fix whatever RC bugs currently affect >> the package, if the maintainer is unresponsive right now? > > According to : > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742990#48 > > It agree so no hostile takeover. BTW change are so massive that NMU is > not suitable.
At the very least, please document this in debian/changelog (i.e. link to that specific message in your changelog, and mention that you've added yourself as an _Uploader_ and not the Maintainer of the package). For the sake of abiding by Policy though, I'd feel a lot more comfortable sponsoring this if due procedure was followed, i.e. ask the current maintainer orphan the package by filing a wnpp bug report, and adopt it yourself. The maintainer's last message was sent on May 6, so he should be active enough to orphan the package himself (perhaps send him a friendly email with instructions?) rather than going through a lengthy process via MIA. > BTW the lintian warning is spurious and I plan to fix on the lintian > side (I am the lintian maintainer). That doesn't matter in this case since the lintian issue isn't the blocker. Regards, Vincent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/caczd_tcsxtbg-yhouhq3jyp6kiau_nep67juh20kmtsdcou...@mail.gmail.com
