Clarification about orphaned packages (Was: Join Us for Two Collaborative Sprints Tomorrow!)
Hi,
sorry for the confusing announcements. I'm happy to see so many
things going around at the same time.
To focus on new ideas about orphaned packages we will meet in the
BoF room *after* Standup meeting which means 15:30.
In the morning session I will talk about the way how I was stumbling
about the orphaned packages and explain Bug of the Day. If you are
interested in my motivation to init this session you might like to join
us there at 11:00. Intended audience: newcomers and experts.
Kind regards
Andreas.
Am Thu, Jul 10, 2025 at 05:04:46PM +0200 schrieb Andreas Tille:
> Hi DebConf attendees,
>
> We’d like to invite you to participate in two sprints happening tomorrow:
>
> New Contributors Onboarding Sprint[1]
> Time: 10:00 / Location: "Elsewhere"
>
> Preparation of "Dealing with Dormant Packages – Ensuring Debian’s High Standards"[2]
> Time: 10:00 - no end specified / Location: Hacklab
>
> While these locations were chosen for practical reasons, they’re not
> ideal: "Elsewhere" can be hard to find—especially for newcomers—and the
> Hacklab lacks a screen (which we’ll need for presentations). So we
> intend to move to the BoF room right oposite to the Hacklab. You can
> feel perfectly free to switch between both rooms at any time.
> Everything is informal and we are open to anything.
>
> Interestingly, we realised today that the *beginning* of the "Dormant
> Packages" sprint is actually quite newcomer-friendly. It builds on the
> Bug of the Day idea[3], which was originally designed to engage new
> contributors. So, we’ll start with a short introduction to that
> initiative and its goals—this should be both accessible and useful to
> those just getting started in Debian.
>
> As we move forward, we’ll dive into broader reflections from that
> experience, including:
>
> 1. How we handle orphaned packages today,
> 2. Whether our current models of package ownership still serve us well,
> 3. How to better support packages of volunteers who’ve moved on,
> ...and more.
>
> This is intended as a brainstorming session, and we warmly welcome all
> perspectives—especially those different from our own. Your input will
> help shape a summary I plan to present at the BoF on Monday[4], where
> we hope to extend the discussion to a broader audience beyond DebConf.
>
> Whether you're a newcomer, a long-time contributor, or just curious,
> we’d be delighted to have you join either or both sprints!
>
> Kind regards
> Andreas & Tassia.
>
> [1] https://debconf25.debconf.org/schedule/new-contributors-onboarding-sprint/
> [2] https://debconf25.debconf.org/schedule/preparation-of-dealing-with-dormant-sprint/
> [3] https://salsa.debian.org/qa/tiny_qa_tools/-/wikis/Tiny-QA-tasks#bug-of-the-day
> [4] https://debconf25.debconf.org/talks/2-dealing-with-dormant-packages-ensuring-debians-high-standards/
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