Thank you, Andreas. I don't have time to keep up to date with the constantly evolving maintenance requirements for Debian, and Debian+Python, packages, so I welcome you and the Debian Python team taking it over.
Best regards, Stéfan On Sat, Feb 7, 2026, at 02:12, Andreas Tille wrote: > Source: python-simplenote > Version: 2.1.4-1.1 > Severity: important > X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Python Team > <[email protected]>, Stefan van der Walt > <[email protected]>, Package Salvaging Team > <[email protected]> > > Hi, > > I would be interested in helping with python-simplenote, 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: > > - NMU > - 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 Debian Python > 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. > > Kind regards > Andreas. > > [1] > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.en.html#package-salvaging > [2] https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/python-simplenote > [3] https://salsa.debian.org/qa/tiny_qa_tools/-/wikis/Tiny-QA-tasks > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: forky/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (50, > 'buildd-unstable'), (1, 'experimental') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 6.18.5+deb14-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
