On Feb 07, Carsten Leonhardt wrote: > I want to adopt a package (zile). It's listed as orphaned in the > wnpp. I already mailed to wnpp and the former maintainer a bit more > than a week ago (just after the last update of the wnpp on the web, it > seems), but got no reactions. The former maintainer orphaned it in > January 1999 (see > http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-devel-9901/msg02375.html).
If it's orphaned according to WNPP, all you have to do is email WNPP saying you adopt it, and then upload a new version. > Now, I surely can't just upload the package pretending to be the new > maintainer? Actually, you can. Modify debian/control to list yourself as the maintainer and *presto* it will work (the BTS and other things may take a few days to pick up the change, though). Chris -- ============================================================================= | Chris Lawrence | Your source for almost nothing of value: | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | http://www.lordsutch.com/ | | | | | Open Directory Editor | Visit the Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5: | | http://dmoz.org/ | <*> http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/ <*> | =============================================================================
