Re: hdparm needs a new maintainer
> Hello,
>
> hdparm is a popular package which has been recently orphaned (see
> #816168). It provides an udeb so it might be needed/useful in the context
> of debian-installer too. There are multiple reverse dependencies too.
>
> There are 4 RC bugs against it and a new upstream release waiting to be
> packaged.
>
> It would be nice if some people could take over the package and bring it
> back to shape.
I'm also interested in helping out. I'm not a DD but have Debian
packaging experience. Just not in the context of the larger Debian
environment.
...Juerg
> Ccing debian-mentors since new contributors are likely to
> follow that list.
>
> https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/hdparm
>
> The package description is:
> Get/set device parameters for Linux SATA/IDE drives.
> Primary use is for enabling irq-unmasking and IDE multiplemode.
>
> Thank you,
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