tag 202416 +patch thanks I've worked up a patch (attached) which asks developers to check qa.debian.org/orphaned.html, and change the Maintainer if appropriate on an NMU. Any improvements to wording gratefully accepted.
I intend on making a larger patch which builds on this one, talking about the best practices for QA uploads, also. - Matt
--- common.ent.orig Thu Apr 3 05:52:35 2003 +++ common.ent Sat Jul 26 20:08:42 2003 @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ <!entity url-buildd "http://buildd.debian.org/";> <!entity url-lintian "http://lintian.debian.org/";> <!entity url-debian-qa "http://qa.debian.org/";> +<!entity url-debian-qa-orphaned "http://qa.debian.org/orphaned.html";> <!entity url-debian-db "https://db.debian.org/";> <!entity url-debian-db-login "https://db.debian.org/login.html";> <!entity url-debian-db-mail-gw "http://db.debian.org/doc-mail.html";> --- developers-reference.sgml.orig Mon Jun 16 18:08:56 2003 +++ developers-reference.sgml Sat Jul 26 20:08:42 2003 @@ -2934,7 +2934,13 @@ Debian maintainer, talk to the upstream maintainer, or submit a bug. However, aesthetic changes must <em>not</em> be made in a non-maintainer upload. - + <p> +Unless you know the maintainer is still active, it is wise to check the +package to see if it has been orphaned. The current list of orphaned +packages which haven't had their maintainer set correctly is available at +<url id="&url-debian-qa-orphaned;">. If you perform an NMU on an improperly +orphaned package, please set the maintainer to ``Debian QA Group +<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>''. <sect2 id="nmu-version">Source NMU version numbering <p>
