Bug#766441: RFA: scala-mode-el -- Emacs major mode for editing scala source code

[Sławomir Wójcik <valdaer@gmail.com>]

Hello,

I would like to adopt this package and hopefully maintain it as part of the
Debian Emacsen Packaging Team.

I've packaged it, the package is on debian mentors:
https://mentors.debian.net/package/emacs-scala-mode
and the repository is on salsa under my user for now:
https://salsa.debian.org/Valdaer/emacs-scala-mode

One issue is that I've created the repo from scratch because git repo is not
reachable, existing package have quite ancient upstream version and it's 
debian
files(especially rules is obviously not using dh-elpa) are mostly outdated.

I can try to use gbp-import-dsc and recreate a new repo if it's really 
necessary
or required but I don't see much value in it because:

-if we want to adhere to EmacsenTeam Addons packaging policy
(https://wiki.debian.org/EmacsenTeam) and I think we should for better
collaboration and consistency then the package name should be changed to
elpa-scala-mode and existing https://packages.debian.org/sid/scala-mode-el
should be marked as transitional dummy package installing new one, right?

-upstream version in existing package and most of debian files are very old
or outdated

Please, let me know what should be done. As I pointed out here:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-emacsen/2020/05/msg00039.html
it would be the best if someone from Debian Emacsen Packaging Team will work
with me on this and other packages but maybe someone else will be 
interested to
give his/her opinion.

Regards,
Sławomir Wójcik