Re: ITA or ITP, for former Debian packages?

["Robert J. Clay" <rjclay@gmail.com>]

Neil,
On May 23, 7:40 am, Neil Williams <l...@codehelp.co.uk> wrote:
> On 23 May 2007 03:45:44 -0700 "Robert J. Clay" <rjc...@gmail.com> wrote:

> In your case, I think your ITP should explain why the package should be
> reintroduced because packages aren't removed without due cause and you
> would need to show that not only have those issues been fixed but that
> if similar issues arise, you are able and willing to fix those too.

     And that brings up an issue specific to current or former Debian
packages;  handleing any bugs on a package in the Debian BTS...   For
an ITA type situation, presumably I would take over any existing bugs,
& handle any new ones.

     But what about closed ones?   The package I've started on
(Fidogate) had 9 bugs against it;  8 of them closed by it being
"removed from the Debian archive".    If they were still open, then
most if not all would be closable by the new package I'll be working
on.  Re-open them so the can be properly closed if/when the package is
back in the archive?  Set them as version specific?  Update the close
status?



Jame
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