Bug#587893: tdbc: changing back from ITP to RFP
On 19/02/11 at 22:45 +0300, Konstantin Khomoutov wrote:
> retitle 587893 ITP: tdbc -- Tcl Database Connectivity (TDBC)
> owner 587893 !
> thanks
>
> On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 05:08:11PM +0000, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
>
> [...]
> > This is an automatic email to change the status of tdbc back from ITP
> > (Intent to Package) to RFP (Request for Package), because this bug hasn't seen
> > any activity during the last 6 months.
> >
> > If you are still interested in adopting tdbc, please send a mail to
> > <control@bugs.debian.org> with:
> >
> > retitle 587893 ITP: tdbc -- Tcl Database Connectivity (TDBC)
> > owner 587893 !
> > thanks
> >
> > However, it is not recommended to keep ITP for a long time without acting on
> > the package, as it might cause other prospective maintainers to refrain from
> > packaging that software. It is also a good idea to document your progress on
> > this ITP from time to time, by mailing <587893@bugs.debian.org>.
>
> Hi!
>
> Actually, the situation with this package is a bit weird: it's ready and
> builds OK (modulo some lintian warnings about man pages -- reported
> upstream and is being worked on there), but to be actually usable it
> requires the next prospective beta release of Tcl 8.6 which is not done
> yet, and Tcl maintainer does not want to package the trunk's HEAD (he
> has valid reasons for this), so I do not proceed with the upload.
>
> Is there any way to somehow mark the package as ready but just not
> having its prime time for uploading?
>
> (Of course, I'm fine with regaining the ownership of this bug from time
> to time, -- just curious whether there's a better idea.)
Hi,
My script only touches bugs that have not been modified during the last
6 months. So, if you remember to post a status update from time to time,
then it's fine.
Lucas
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