Re: Uninformative hyperlink in O: (package orphaning) bug reports
On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 03:38:48PM -0400, Boyuan Yang wrote:
> Dear -devel list,
>
> (Please forward this email to proper mailing lists if there's other lists that
> this email would suit in better.)
>
> I noticed that for all bug reports that orphan a package in Debian, a semi-
> standard paragraph of words will be provided like this:
>
> ========
>
> ...Maintaining a package requires time and skills. Please only adopt this
> package if you will have enough time and attention to work on it.
>
> If you want to be the new maintainer, please see
> https://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/#howto-o for detailed
> instructions how to adopt a package properly....
>
> ========
This text comes from a template we use in the MIA-Team.
You can find it here:
https://salsa.debian.org/qa/qa/blob/master/mia/templates/wnpp-orphan.mia
> However, https://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/#howto-o provides almost zero
> information for an enthusiast that want to adopt the package, i.e. there's no
> detailed instruction on how to actually upload a package for a person not
> quite familiar with Debian's packaging workflow.
>
> I'd suggest some kind of rewording on the website given that this link has
> been posted everywhere in different BTS bug reports. Including a link to
> https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers might be a good idea. Anyway any
> kind of improvement would be appreciated.
A MR would be indeed very welcome! ;-)
--
Cheers,
tobi
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