On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 08:31:22PM +1000, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-10-14 10:43]: > > by whom? the developer or the package maintainer? > > Package maintainer. He gave the package away about 185 days ago and > nobody has picked it up. bugger.
because i started working with it. what does package maintenance involve? obtaining the source, checking the debian-patch against the original, running dpkg-buildpackage, getting someone to double-check it / sign it, upload it? if it's pretty simple i'll do it. l. > -- > Martin Michlmayr > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- expecting email to be received and understood is a bit like picking up the telephone and immediately dialing without checking for a dial-tone; speaking immediately without listening for either an answer or ring-tone; hanging up immediately and then expecting someone to call you (and to be able to call you). -- every day, people send out email expecting it to be received without being tampered with, read by other people, delayed or simply - without prejudice but lots of incompetence - destroyed. -- please therefore treat email more like you would a CB radio to communicate across the world (via relaying stations): ask and expect people to confirm receipt; send nothing that you don't mind everyone in the world knowing about...
