Re: NMU upload for fv bug #356177
On Sat, Mar 18, 2006 at 10:59:02AM +0100, Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 18, 2006 at 09:09:52AM +0000, David Watson wrote:
> > I have prepared packages using the patch I submitted, I am currently going
> > through NM and have been given the task of preparing an NMU for an RC bug.
> > My AM (Martin Michlmayr) will sponsor the upload.
> >
> > I will ask Martin to upload the package if there are no objections.
>
> This address is for orphaned packages. You cannot NMU them, because
> there is no maintainer. Instead, you can do a QA upload, which is a bit
> like a NMU, but then without NMU version numbering, without asking
> permission, etc. Use lintian to catch the most common issues in doing an
> QA upload vs an NMU.
>
> Anyway, your AM knows all about it, and could tell you more.
>
> Considering the package's state, and the fact that's one major upstream
> version behind (#259548), and that it has very few users according to
> popcon, I wonder whether we're not better off just removing the package,
> actually.
This is another package probably-obsoleted by saods9.
Justin
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