Hi, the abiword package, maintained by mhatta and joshk, could definitely use some more care. The version that is in Debian was released back in Nov 2006 [1], and it currently includes a grave bug that makes the package nearly unusable on amd64 [2].
[1] http://www.abisource.com/downloads/abiword/ [2] http://bugs.debian.org/514525 Abiword is a word processor for GNOME, with a simpler interface and less functionality than e.g. OpenOffice.org Writer. According to db.debian.org, both maintainers seem to be on vacation. I have been trying to contact them more than a month ago, without reply. Could a DD check whether they are planning to return sometime soon? As already mentioned, the package is not very up-to-date, which is why I'd offer to take it over. As maintainer of the eboard package, I already have some experience in packaging and with the BTS. Please CC me in replies, as I'm not subscribed to the list (though reading it on-line). Kind regards, Patrik Fimml
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