On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Vincent Cheng <vch...@debian.org> wrote: > 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).
I have modified the changelog. >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. Why ? The maintainer is busy and I commit myself to help him. he does not plan to abandon the package. Bastien > >> 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/cae2spayd+cfp41ixruj-zadb35v44-zcnf6u3yy9surz5i0...@mail.gmail.com
