Bug#173471: O: svgalib -- Console SVGA display libraries
retitle 173471 ITA: svgalib -- Console SVGA display libraries
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Thanks Lenart.
On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 14:38, Lenart Janos wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: normal
> Version: N/A (date: 2002-12-17)
>
> I've already orphaned svgalib in February, but it seems something bad
> happened. The two last uploads were QA uploads as well.
>
> !!! PLEASE DO NOT adopt this package before you have asked !!!
> !!! Dennis L. Cark for permission to do so, or, if you are him !!!
>
> On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 07:53:54PM -0500, Dennis L. Clark wrote:
> > I got this email from someone who thought that I was the one who adopted
> > svgalib, and since you said you adopted it I'm forwarding this to you.
> >
> > By the way, I believe you closed the bug report incorrectly. You are
> > only supposed to close an Orphaned bug report once the package has been
> > adopted, and it is only officially adopted after you have released
> > another version of the package listing you as the maintainer. Thus,
> > strictly speaking, the package is still orphaned: the maintainer is
> > listed in the packages database as the Debian QA Group.
> >
> > If you feel motivated I suggest you work with Martin on making svgalib
> > and GGI more compatible with each other - he has some great ideas. If,
> > however, you feel you don't have the time to put into it then please
> > consider allowing someone else to adopt it (namely, me). As I said, I
> > feel Martin has some good ideas, and I would like a chance to work on
> > them as svgalib maintainer with him.
> (...)
> > Please let me know your decision soon, as svgalib is an important set of
> > packages that many other maintainers and users rely on, and it is in
> > much need of improvements.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Lenart, Janos
> <ocsi@debian.org>
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