Re: packages with invalid maintainer fields
Matthew Palmer <mpalmer@debian.org> writes:
> If the package is improperly maintained, someone else will take it over
> sooner or later and give it the love it needs, regardless of what is in the
> Maintainer: field. Ignoring questions about the package (whether
> machine-assisted or through pure human means) is not a sign of an improperly
> maintained package.
One of the tasks of Debian maintainers is to assist users. If a
maintainer is throwing some of their mail away totally unread, they
aren't doing what is required, and the package is *not* being properly
maintained.
Package maintenance is not just a matter of occasionally doing an
upload.
Thomas
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