On 2025-12-08 16:04:01 +0100, Andreas Tille wrote: > Source: mp3splt > Version: 2.6.2+20170630-3.4 > Severity: important > X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Multimedia Maintainers > <[email protected]>, Ron Lee <[email protected]>, Package > Salvaging Team <[email protected]> > > Hi Ron, > > I would be interested in helping with mp3splt, following the Package > Salvaging procedure outlined in the Developers Reference[1]. From what I > see, the package seems to meet the criteria for this process, and I'd > like to support keeping it maintained in Debian. As the Salvage process > suggests, here is a list of the criteria that I believe apply: > > - 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. > > I believe the package would be a great addition to the Multimedia team, > and I took the liberty to create the Salsa repository here[2]. If you > choose not to accept the ITS, I'd be more than happy to help you move it > to another location, such as debian/, or wherever you prefer. My goal is > to make it as easy as possible for you to join the team. I'd also be > delighted to assist in adding you as a team member if you could share > your Salsa login. > > This 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 help newcomers become familiar > with a consistent Git-based workflow.
Please orphan the package instead of dropping it on the multimedia team. Cheers > > Kind regards > Andreas. > > [1] > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.en.html#package-salvaging > [2] https://salsa.debian.org/multimedia-team/mp3splt > [3] https://salsa.debian.org/qa/tiny_qa_tools/-/wikis/Tiny-QA-tasks > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: forky/sid > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (501, 'testing'), (50, 'buildd-unstable'), (50, 'unstable'), > (5, 'experimental'), (1, 'buildd-experimental') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 6.12.38+deb13-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT) > Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=sh: 0: getcwd() > failed: No such file or directory > UTF-8), LANGUAGE=de_DE:de > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash > Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) > LSM: AppArmor: enabled > -- Sebastian Ramacher
