Taking over a package...
Hi all,
There is a package in non-us (cfs) that hasn't been updated in a VERY long
time (I'm fairly sure it's still libc5) and it is currently seriously
broken anyway (it wont work and it overwrites ssh's manpage).
I tried contacting the current maintainer, but I've had no responce.
Since then I have managed to get it to compile under libc6, and produced a
fairly simple package (but it needs alot of cleaning up). Would it be
possible to either a) take over this package? or b) upload a working
version?
BTW, if someone could explain to me how non-us works it would help also.
Lastly, I managed to get it to compile from the sources on the debian site,
and a patch sent to me by a kind person in the US. However, when looking
for information on the program I could only find versions that were not
permitted to be exported (they were all in the US). Is debian allowed to have
a copy on it's non-us server? And what is the law regarding exporting
diff files (not runable source, just the diffs)?
Thanks for any tips,
Chris
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