Re: Bug#798476: Returning to the requirement that Uploaders: contain humans
On Fri, 04 Aug 2017, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> Regressing on being able to orphan all packages of a known-MIA/retired
> maintainer would be very bad.
>
> Think of it as a 3 step process:
[...]
> 3. for every package where the maintainer is in Maintainer or Uploaders
> the MIA team either orphans the package, or informs team or
> co-maintainers through an "Updating the <package> Uploaders list" bug.
[...]
> The part where removing the Uploaders: requirement could cause
> regressions is step 3.
>
> Give for a person a complete list of all packages where this person
> was active" - if we regress on this, it means that packages will
> continue to bitrot in cases where they can currently be orphaned.
MIA could find #3 by looking for all packages where the maintainer is
the most recent uploader, and no other individual has recently uploaded
the package. This would work even if Uploaders: lists people who are not
MIA but have stopped being involved in the team.
If there was any question, filing an O: bug against the package and
marking it affects wnpp should notify the team who can close the O: bug
if the package is still being maintained.
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