Re: Who maintains orphaned packages?

["Nikita V. Youshchenko" <yoush@cs.msu.su>]

> Hello,
> I was checking the wnnp page and noted there are packages which have been
> orphaned for over 2 years. If someone reports perhaps an RC bug, can
> someone else fix that bug such that it will be accepted in the new stable
> system or does it have to have a maintainer before that? Thanks.

Anyone may make a fix and post it to BTS, and even create debs.
If debs are ready, he should write to debian-mentors, asking to sponsor an
upload.

See also http://qa.debian.org/