ok, thanks, I'll contact MIA ;) David. Jeroen van Wolffelaar a écrit : >On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 04:09:50PM +0200, David Cho-Lerat wrote: > > >>Hello all, >> >>I'm new to this list so please bear with me, as I suppose this >>question has already been asked (possibly many times) : >> >>what happens when a package maintainer does not seem to maintain >>his/her packages anymore ? >> >> > >This is eventually noted by the MIA effort of QA, possibly helped by >hints from users/other developers/whoever. > > > >>Do the packages remain in a possibly broken state for an undefined >>amount of time ? >> >> > >Yes. > > > >>Are they re-assigned to another DD ? >> >> > >Ultimately, yes. > > > >>Is there any automated process that checks how long a bug has been open >>in the BTS ? I've come across bugs that are almost four years old .. >> >> > >Not for bugs in particular, but every DD can fix a bug when s/he really >wants by NMU'ing the package in question with a fix. If no DD has done >so far, none of them cares enough to spend the time on it, or either are >simply not aware. Debian is and remains an organisation of volunteers. > > > >>I have lately submitted a bug report, sent an e-mail to the package >>maintainer, and am ready >>to submit a patch for the bug I've spotted, but there has been no >>acknowledgment so >>far from the maintainer, so I'm at a loss what to do next .. >> >> > >Ask on debian-qa or to mia@qa.debian.org about this specific package >and/or maintainer, the situation will be investigated, and action >undertaken (usually, the maintainer is asked for comments, and one acts >on the reaction or either ultimately puts up the package for adoption by >anyone interested. > >So, in general, mail mia@qa.debian.org privately when you're concerned a >certain package is unmaintained, or better if possible, offer your >assistance to the maintainer and see if that works. Filing patches is >always a good way to do so. > >--Jeroen > > >
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