In 2016 Kate Stewart from the Linux Foundation was working on
packaging FOSSology, is this a continuation of that effort or a
parallel effort?
Please read through the guides:
https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers
https://mentors.debian.net/sponsors/rfs-howto
PS: please see also our guide for reintroducing packages:
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/ch05.html#reintroducing-pkgs