> 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).
Okay, thanks! I'll do an upload right away, and look into the del/backspace problem afterwards. leo
