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Debian Looks To Better Address Ill-Maintained / Dormant Packages
Newly re-elected Debian Project Leader Andreas Tille posted today to the project's mailing list a few updates about different happenings in the Debian world ahead of the Debian 13 'Trixie' release due out in the coming months and also with DebConf 25 happening this July in Brest, France.
When a package is still formally maintained by an individual, but shows signs of neglect (e.g., no uploads for years, unfixed RC bugs, failing autopkgtests), we currently have three main tools: The mechanism is intended for situations where packages appear inactive but aren't yet formally orphaned, introducing a clear 21-day notice period before NMUs, similar in spirit to the existing ITS process. I intend to ensure the various viewpoints are fairly summarised--ideally by someone with a more neutral stance than myself--and, if possible, work toward a formal proposal during the DebCamp sprint to present at the DebConf BoF.
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