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Re: Bug#874703: RFS: rednotebook/2.2-1.1 [ITP] [NMU] -- A cross-platform journal



On Sat, Sep 09, 2017 at 03:33:08PM +0100, Phil Wyett wrote:
> This bug was closed due to the fact that my good upload was superseded by
> another uploader and my files removed. It will be redone when I have the
> cooperation of the other mentors uploader.
The cooperation should have started at someone filing an ITP and another
one seeing that ITP, that's why we need ITPs for...

> I have emailed the person concerned and asked that I get the package back into
> debian and they learn from this, how to work with upstream and debian alike.
Looks like you need to learn something too.

> This package was removed from debian and any historical maintainer is AWOL and
> not an issue in my eyes. This is a fresh start from upstream and what is
> reflected in the current changelog is from the upstream developer.
Please read https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/ch05.en.html#reintroducing-pkgs
You are expected to file an ITP and of course a NMU in this case can't
happen.

> I may adopt the package at a later date when accepted into debian, but waiting
> for debian to react is tiresome - releases team and mentors/sponsors.
If that means you intend to upload a package yet not be its maintainer
then that's now how things should be done.

-- 
WBR, wRAR

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