Bug#1143551: O: laptop-detect -- system chassis type checker
Simó Albert i Beltran <[email protected]> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:08:00 +0200
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------PZDTYU0YCD32L0SKVIYB05XH12FV4G Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I can try to handle the maintenance individually, but I'd prefer to do it c= ollectively=2E On August 4, 2026 7:28:23 AM GMT+02:00, Andreas Tille <tille@debian=2Eorg>= wrote: >Package: wnpp >Severity: normal >X-Debbugs-Cc: laptop-detect@packages=2Edebian=2Eorg, Sim=C3=B3 Albert i B= eltran <sim6@probeta=2Enet>, tille@debian=2Eorg, Package Salvaging Team <te= am+salvage@tracker=2Edebian=2Eorg> >Control: affects -1 + src:laptop-detect > >I have prepared a QA upload of laptop-detect to DELAYED/15 to orphan the >package=2E > >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=2Edebian=2Eorg/debian-project/2026/07/msg00030=2Ehtml > >The maintainer (CCed) was active only during 2017 and, as far as I can >tell, has had no Debian activity since then=2E 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=2E Orphaning it instead should make its maintenance status >explicit and hopefully attract a new maintainer=2E > >The upload has been sent to DELAYED/15 to provide ample opportunity for >the maintainer to object=2E If the maintainer responds and wishes to >continue maintaining the package, I will cancel the upload=2E > >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)=2E It = is > mainly useful for installers=2E ------PZDTYU0YCD32L0SKVIYB05XH12FV4G Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body><div dir=3D"auto">I can try to handle the maintena= nce individually, but I'd prefer to do it collectively=2E</div><br><br><div= class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto">On August 4, 2026 7:28:23 AM GMT+0= 2:00, Andreas Tille <tille@debian=2Eorg> wrote:</div><blockquote clas= s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px so= lid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <pre class=3D"com-fsck-k9__plain-text-message-pre"><div dir=3D"auto">Packa= ge: wnpp<br>Severity: normal<br>X-Debbugs-Cc: laptop-detect@packages=2Edebi= an=2Eorg, Sim=C3=B3 Albert i Beltran <sim6@probeta=2Enet>, tille@debi= an=2Eorg, Package Salvaging Team <team+salvage@tracker=2Edebian=2Eorg>= ;<br>Control: affects -1 + src:laptop-detect<br><br>I have prepared a QA up= load of laptop-detect to DELAYED/15 to orphan the<br>package=2E<br><br>This= follows the guidance recently posted by the MIA team on<br>debian-project = regarding packages maintained by Debian Contributors who<br>were active onl= y for a relatively short period and have shown no Debian<br>activity for ma= ny years:<br><br> <a href=3D"https://lists=2Edebian=2Eorg/debian-project/2= 026/07/msg00030=2Ehtml">https://lists=2Edebian=2Eorg/debian-project/2026/07= /msg00030=2Ehtml</a><br><br>The maintainer (CCed) was active only during 20= 17 and, as far as I can<br>tell, has had no Debian activity since then=2E T= he package itself,<br>however, is still useful (its popularity has continue= d to grow and is<br>now close to 27,000 according to popcon), so removal do= es not appear<br>appropriate=2E Orphaning it instead should make its mainte= nance status<br>explicit and hopefully attract a new maintainer=2E<br><br>T= he upload has been sent to DELAYED/15 to provide ample opportunity for<br>t= he maintainer to object=2E If the maintainer responds and wishes to<br>cont= inue maintaining the package, I will cancel the upload=2E<br><br>The packag= e description is:<br> This package provides a simple shell script which att= empts to determine<br> whether it is being run on a laptop (or similar port= able machine)=2E It is<br> mainly useful for installers=2E<br></div></pre><= /blockquote></div></body></html> ------PZDTYU0YCD32L0SKVIYB05XH12FV4G--