Bug#747438: RFS: ckeditor/4.3.5+dfsg1-1 [RC]
Control: tag -1 - moreinfo
On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 8:57 AM, Bastien ROUCARIES
<roucaries.bastien@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Vincent Cheng <vcheng@debian.org> wrote:
>> On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 2:52 AM, Bastien ROUCARIES
>> <roucaries.bastien@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Vincent Cheng <vcheng@debian.org> wrote:
>>>> Control: tag -1 + moreinfo
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 12:11 PM, bastien ROUCARIES
>>>> <roucaries.bastien@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Package: sponsorship-requests
>>>>> Severity: important
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear mentors,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "ckeditor"
>>>>>
>>>>> * Package name : ckeditor
>>>>> Version : 4.3.5+dfsg1-1
>>>>> Upstream Author : [fill in name and email of upstream]
>>>>> * License : GPL-2+ or MPL-1.1+ or LGPL-2.1+
>>>>> Section : web
>>>>>
>>>>> It builds those binary packages:
>>>>>
>>>>> ckeditor - text editor for internet
>>>>>
>>>>> To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://mentors.debian.net/package/ckeditor
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command:
>>>>>
>>>>> dget -x http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/c/ckeditor/ckeditor_4.3.5+dfsg1-1.dsc
>>>>>
>>>>> More information about hello can be obtained from http://www.example.com.
>>>>>
>>>>> Changes since the last upload:
>>>>>
>>>>> * New upstream release (Closes: #741337).
>>>>> * Upgrade debian/copyright in order to use uscan
>>>>> automatic repack of non free file.
>>>>> * Add myself as maintainer.
>>>>
>>>> This package isn't orphaned, and the current maintainer doesn't seem
>>>> to be MIA according to mia-query, so unless the previous maintainer
>>>> approves of this, this would be considered a hostile takeover. Perhaps
>>>> consider a minimal-change NMU to fix whatever RC bugs currently affect
>>>> the package, if the maintainer is unresponsive right now?
>>>
>>> According to :
>>> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=742990#48
>>>
>>> It agree so no hostile takeover. BTW change are so massive that NMU is
>>> not suitable.
>>
>> At the very least, please document this in debian/changelog (i.e. link
>> to that specific message in your changelog, and mention that you've
>> added yourself as an _Uploader_ and not the Maintainer of the
>> package).
>
> I have modified the changelog.
>>For the sake of abiding by Policy though, I'd feel a lot
>> more comfortable sponsoring this if due procedure was followed, i.e.
>> ask the current maintainer orphan the package by filing a wnpp bug
>> report, and adopt it yourself. The maintainer's last message was sent
>> on May 6, so he should be active enough to orphan the package himself
>> (perhaps send him a friendly email with instructions?) rather than
>> going through a lengthy process via MIA.
>
> Why ? The maintainer is busy and I commit myself to help him. he does
> not plan to abandon the package.
Fair enough. That doesn't change the fact that there are significant
changes to the packaging aside from just fixing the RC bug (removing
sourceless files in the package), so I'm still reluctant to upload
this without an ack from the current maintainer, or a review from
someone who's more familiar with the package.
Regards,
Vincent
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