Thanks for the help, an NMU is welcomed. On Sat, May 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM Andreas Tille <ti...@debian.org> wrote:
> Source: myspell-hy > Version: 0.20.0-2.2 > Severity: important > X-Debbugs-Cc: 908...@bugs.debian.org, Alan Baghumian <a...@technotux.org>, > Lior Kaplan <kap...@debian.org>, Package Salvaging Team < > team+salv...@tracker.debian.org> > > Hi, > > This is an attempt to introduce a new procedure, which I propose to call > Intend To NMU. While we have an established process for making minimal, > fine-grained changes to a package, it does not cover broader > improvements such as migrating to Salsa, updating the Standards-Version, > or adjusting the debhelper compatibility level. However, some packages > could benefit from more extensive changes, and this procedure aims to > provide a structured way to implement them. Unlike the well-established > Package Salvage procedure[1] which requires an active Uploader, the goal > here is to allow collaborative work on a package on Salsa, even if no > active uploader expresses interest in maintaining it. > > If you do not agree to large-scale changes to your package, including > maintaining it on Salsa, you are welcome to close this bug or tag it as > 'wont-fix' to inform others. There is no obligation to continue reading > if your stance is clear, and your decision will, of course, be > respected. > > Otherwise, I will follow the well-established timing of the ITS > procedure, waiting 21 days before performing a Non-Maintainer Upload > (NMU) to delayed=10. Specifically, since we are approaching the freeze > the first upload will be to `experimental` and once Trixi is released an > upload to `unstable` will follow. > > This procedure has not yet reached consensus-I am simply exploring > whether it could be accepted. It remains open for discussion, > particularly at DebConf25. Please keep in mind that the goal of this > process is to assist in keeping your package up to date. If you have > suggestions for improving it, your feedback is most welcome. > > > I'm interested in NMUing your package myspell-hy. It meets the > following criteria for the ITN procedure > > - NMUs (more than one NMU in a row). > - Bugs filed against the package do not have answers from the > maintainer. > - There are QA issues with the package. > - Not on Salsa but it could profit from team maintenance > - Not uploaded by you in the last 5 years > - Standards-Version < 4 > > I have set up a repository within Debian/[2]. This team functions > similarly to the former collab-maint on Alioth, allowing any Debian > Developer to make team uploads. I understand that some maintainers may > prefer not to transition to collaborative maintenance, and I want to > emphasize that this is not intended as a hostile action. My goal is to > make the transition to using a Git repository on Salsa smoother and more > convenient for you. > > Your package was highlighted in the Bug of the Day[3] initiative, which > aims to introduce newcomers to manageable tasks and guide them through > the workflow to solve them. The focus of this initiative is on migrating > packages to Salsa, as it's a great way to familiarize newcomers with a > consistent Git-based workflow. > > Kind regards > Andreas. > > [1] > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.en.html#package-salvaging > [2] https://salsa.debian.org/debian/myspell-hy > [3] https://salsa.debian.org/qa/tiny_qa_tools/-/wikis/Tiny-QA-tasks > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: trixie/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (50, > 'buildd-unstable'), (1, 'experimental') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 6.3.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT) > Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE > not set > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash > Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) > LSM: AppArmor: enabled >
