[Fwd: Stepping back from the Debian XML/SGML team, effectively orphaning all my packages (docbook*, xml-core, xmlto, etc. pp)]
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> Von: Daniel Leidert <daniel.leidert@wgdd.de>
> An: debian-devel <debian-devel@lists.debian.org>,
> debian-xml-sgml-pkgs@lists.alioth.debian.org
> Kopie: debian-qa@lists.debian.org,
> debian-xml-sgml-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org
> Betreff: Stepping back from the Debian XML/SGML team, effectively
> orphaning all my packages (docbook*, xml-core, xmlto, etc. pp)
> Datum: Thu, 28 May 2015 23:24:17 +0200
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> Hi everybody,
>
> I was part of the Debian XML/SGML team [1] for quite some time and it
> was fun maintaining the whole DocBook toolchain. Unfortunately I'm not
> using it anymore and thus have lost interest in these packages. Now
> after Jessie has been released, I'm finally stepping back as maintainer
> and as a group member of the team.
>
> This means, that all docbook*, sgml*, xml* packages are effectively
> _orphaned_, because there isn't any other active member in this group
> anymore (with the exception of the libxml2 maintainers and probably a
> few other packages).
>
> The good news is, most of the packages really don't require much
> attention. There are packages, which have not been touched since Wheezy!
> The exceptions probably are:
>
> - docbook-xsl: active upstream, lots of minor fixes, very often used,
> probably backports related
> - xml-core: probably needs a rewrite to be policy compliant and to fix
> #763598 - might be a good idea to change the catalog registration
>
> There might be some more packages, which require serious attention.
> There are also some RFHs open.
>
> I'm hereby offering my help to everybody, who has interest in taking
> over these packages, to ease the maintenance transition for at least a
> month or two. Then I'm out :) Feel free to contact me, if you have any
> questions, and to NMU these packages.
>
> I hope, fresh blood will revive the team and lead to fresh ideas for the
> policy, the catalog system and the whole XML/SGML core of Debian.
>
> Regards, Daniel
>
> [1] http://debian-xml-sgml.alioth.debian.org
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