Hi On 2025-12-09 08:47:38 +0100, Andreas Tille wrote: > Am Mon, Dec 08, 2025 at 07:07:08PM +0100 schrieb Sebastian Ramacher: > > > > Please orphan the package instead of dropping it on the multimedia team. > > > > > > Thank you for the hint. In principle that's fine for me. Just for the > > > sake of interest: What alternatives do you see to replace the > > > functionality of this package? > > > > Nobody sais andthinyg about removal. But dumping packages nobody cares > > about on teams that also do not care about it just hides that fact. This > > package should be orphaned and then whowever has the spoons to take up > > its maintainence in Debian and upstream can adopt it. > > I think I understand your point now. > Just to clarify my intention: I added myself as Uploader because I am > prepared to look after issues in this package. Given that upstream is > inactive, I do not expect a high maintenance load. > > From my experience in other teams, moving a package into a team that has > expertise in its area can help in the long run - not because anyone is > "dumping" work, but because having thematically related packages in one > place can attract or retain people who know the field. I have seen this > happen a few times, and that is the reason why I considered the > Multimedia team a suitable home for this package (as for others I moved > earlier).
So, are you becoming the upstream? If not, uploading it with the team as maintainer we give the wrong impression that this package is still maintained. A prospective maintainer needs to also take up upstream maintenance. > If this is not the direction the Multimedia team wants to follow in > general, please let me know. I do not want to go against established > practice. I just want to find a sustainable home for the package. I am personally in favor of orphaning those packages. They usually require work and commitment upstream. I don't expect anybody in the multimedia team is willing to take over the upstream work. Cheers -- Sebastian Ramacher
