Package: wnpp Severity: normal X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Simó Albert i Beltran <[email protected]>, [email protected], Package Salvaging Team <[email protected]> Control: affects -1 + src:laptop-detect
I have prepared a QA upload of laptop-detect to DELAYED/15 to orphan the package. This follows the guidance recently posted by the MIA team on debian-project regarding packages maintained by Debian Contributors who were active only for a relatively short period and have shown no Debian activity for many years: https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2026/07/msg00030.html The maintainer (CCed) was active only during 2017 and, as far as I can tell, has had no Debian activity since then. The package itself, however, is still useful (its popularity has continued to grow and is now close to 27,000 according to popcon), so removal does not appear appropriate. Orphaning it instead should make its maintenance status explicit and hopefully attract a new maintainer. The upload has been sent to DELAYED/15 to provide ample opportunity for the maintainer to object. If the maintainer responds and wishes to continue maintaining the package, I will cancel the upload. The package description is: This package provides a simple shell script which attempts to determine whether it is being run on a laptop (or similar portable machine). It is mainly useful for installers.
