Re: Package abandoned by upstream author
On Sat, 1 Dec 2001 10:39, Gordon Fraser wrote:
> I am working on a package for fblogo, a tool to create framebuffer
> logos for the kernel.
>
> The upstream author's email isn't valid anymore and the original
> homepage doesn't exist either. Furthermore, the upstream source is 6k
> big, and the diff is allready 80k (examples etc), so wouldn't it be
> better if I declare myself upstream author of this tool 'based on
> fblogo by xyz'?
>
> Technically this would be possible as it is released under the GPL, I
> just wondered what was common practise in such cases. Also, I'm not
> sure if I should then rename the tool to distinguish it from the
> original one or if it would be ok to keep the name?
> (I have only sent an ITP, but haven't uploaded it yet to unstable as I
> thought my account might be created while I'm busy working on the
> package)
Take it over and keep the name. That's what I did with Portslave without
even needing the original author to disappear or the web page to disappear.
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