Hi, Quoting David Bremner (2023-09-28 16:40:13) > Bastian Germann <bage@debian.org> writes: > > Source: nunit > > > > I intend to salvage nunit with the plan to orphan it in three weeks. > > Please notify me if you object. > > In my opinion, your repeated "salvaging" of packages in order to orphan > them is an abuse of the ITS process. Yes, it's a clever procedural hack, > but Debian is not (supposed to be) about tricking our fellow > developers. I don't know what best process to do the QA work you want to > do is; I suspect you should consult the MIA team for suggestions. > > David > > - who co-wrote the ITS process, and knows what it says. I don't think it's a clever hack. It would be a hack if it at least works within the given set of rules. But devref specifically says: "Note that the process is only intended for actively taking over maintainership. Do not start a package salvaging process when you do not intend to maintain the package for a prolonged time." So salvaging a package with the intention to orphan it is clearly violating the explicit rules of the salvaging process. So I do not think whether or not this approach is wrong is a matter of opinion. It is clearly written down that you should only salvage if you "intend to maintain the package for a prolonged time". I like a lot that we have the salvaging process in place. Please do not taint it by breaking its rules. Thanks! cheers, josch
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