On Fri, 04 Aug 2017, Adrian Bunk wrote: > And it would not work when the latest maintainer upload was by a team > member who retired or was declared MIA earlier.
That can be found out by recursing until you find a non-MIA individual who has uploaded since the previous stable release, or something like that. > Uploaders is not the only option for doing that, but any change should > include provising more reliable information - not less reliable > information. In practice, Uploaders often only includes people who have ever uploaded the package, not everyone who is on (or still on) the team. I you'll have better luck with a who-uploads equivalent. > An O: bug means that it is confirmed that the package is orphaned, and > gives permission to everyone to adopt the package immediately. So just file an an Intent-To-Orphan bug. [This why I suggested to file the bug against the package, and not against wnpp.] In N days, the bug can be filed against -- Don Armstrong https://www.donarmstrong.com The terrorist's job is to terrorize the people, to interfere with freedom in such a way that disrupts ordinary life and commerce. With due respect, it is clear that the above referenced governmental agencies are aiding the terrorists' objective. -- Gary Fielder in Gary Fielder vs Janet Napolitano et al.
