Bug#738138: php-file-find: changing from ITP to RFP
On 04/01/16 at 00:20 +0100, François-Régis wrote:
> Le 27/12/2015 13:17, Lucas Nussbaum a écrit :
> > A long time ago, you expressed interest in packaging php-file-find. Unfortunately,
> > it seems that it did not happen. In Debian, we try not to keep ITP bugs open
> > for a too long time, as it might cause other prospective maintainers to
> > refrain from packaging the software.
> >
> > This is an automatic email to change the status of php-file-find from ITP
> > (Intent to Package) to RFP (Request for Package), because this bug hasn't seen
> > any activity during the last 12 months.
> >
> > If you are still interested in packaging php-file-find, please send a mail to
> > <control@bugs.debian.org> with:
>
> The problem is that this package is under php licence and not maintained
> upstream. sathieu (Mathieu Parent) has filled a bug upstream [1] and I
> unsuccefully tried to contact upstream authors.
>
> [1] http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=20256
>
> The reason of the ITP is that php-file-find is a dependency of horde
> 5.1.5 and we have some packages unmainted by pear with php licence and
> vanished author.
>
> If someone has an idea on how to deal with this, regarding the fact that
> these packages are mostly basic ?
Hi Francois-Regis,
You should get in touch with the Debian PHP team. See
https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DebianPHPGroup
Lucas
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