Bug#1143551: O: laptop-detect -- system chassis type checker

Simó Albert i Beltran <[email protected]> Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:09:48 +0200
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Nice! Thanks for keeping Debian healthy=2E I will close the old repository =
and point it to the Salsa repository=2E


On August 5, 2026 7:17:08 AM GMT+02:00, Andreas Tille <tille@debian=2Eorg>=
 wrote:
>Hi Sim=C3=B3,
>Am Wed, Aug 05, 2026 at 12:08:00AM +0200 schrieb Sim=C3=B3 Albert i Beltr=
an:
>> I can try to handle the maintenance individually, but I'd prefer to do =
it collectively=2E
>
>Thank you for your prompt response which proves my assumption you might
>be missing in action wrong=2E  That's why I revert the QA upload to
>delayed and I'm happy I used the delayed queue=2E
>
>Please inspect this commit
>
>   https://salsa=2Edebian=2Eorg/debian/laptop-detect/-/commit/d0233563565=
e01031c37d5985a9aa49b1215c19f
>
>which refers to Debian Commons maintenance
>
>   https://wiki=2Edebian=2Eorg/DebianCommons
>
>I think this implements what you wrote below=2E  Please let me know if yo=
u want
>me to upload this=2E
>
>Kind regards and thank you for maintaining laptop-detect
>    Andreas=2E
>
>> On August 4, 2026 7:28:23 AM GMT+02:00, Andreas Tille <tille@debian=2Eo=
rg> wrote:
>> >Package: wnpp
>> >Severity: normal
>> >X-Debbugs-Cc: laptop-detect@packages=2Edebian=2Eorg, Sim=C3=B3 Albert =
i Beltran <sim6@probeta=2Enet>, tille@debian=2Eorg, Package Salvaging Team =
<team+salvage@tracker=2Edebian=2Eorg>
>> >Control: affects -1 + src:laptop-detect
>> >
>> >I have prepared a QA upload of laptop-detect to DELAYED/15 to orphan t=
he
>> >package=2E
>> >
>> >This follows the guidance recently posted by the MIA team on
>> >debian-project regarding packages maintained by Debian Contributors wh=
o
>> >were active only for a relatively short period and have shown no Debia=
n
>> >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 fo=
r
>> >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 determi=
ne
>> > whether it is being run on a laptop (or similar portable machine)=2E =
It is
>> > mainly useful for installers=2E
>
>--=20
>https://fam-tille=2Ede

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<html><head></head><body><div dir=3D"auto">Nice! Thanks for keeping Debian =
healthy=2E I will close the old repository and point it to the Salsa reposi=
tory=2E<br></div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto">On Au=
gust 5, 2026 7:17:08 AM GMT+02:00, Andreas Tille &lt;tille@debian=2Eorg&gt;=
 wrote:</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt=
 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class=3D"com-fsck-k9__plain-text-message-pre"><div dir=3D"auto">Hi Si=
m=C3=B3,<br>Am Wed, Aug 05, 2026 at 12:08:00AM +0200 schrieb Sim=C3=B3 Albe=
rt i Beltran:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin-bo=
ttom: 1ex; --com-fsck-k9__blockquote-default-border-color: #729fcf;"><div d=
ir=3D"auto">I can try to handle the maintenance individually, but I'd prefe=
r to do it collectively=2E<br></div></blockquote><div dir=3D"auto"><br>Than=
k you for your prompt response which proves my assumption you might<br>be m=
issing in action wrong=2E  That's why I revert the QA upload to<br>delayed =
and I'm happy I used the delayed queue=2E<br><br>Please inspect this commit=
<br><br>   <a href=3D"https://salsa=2Edebian=2Eorg/debian/laptop-detect/-/c=
ommit/d0233563565e01031c37d5985a9aa49b1215c19f">https://salsa=2Edebian=2Eor=
g/debian/laptop-detect/-/commit/d0233563565e01031c37d5985a9aa49b1215c19f</a=
><br><br>which refers to Debian Commons maintenance<br><br>   <a href=3D"ht=
tps://wiki=2Edebian=2Eorg/DebianCommons">https://wiki=2Edebian=2Eorg/Debian=
Commons</a><br><br>I think this implements what you wrote below=2E  Please =
let me know if you want<br>me to upload this=2E<br><br>Kind regards and tha=
nk you for maintaining laptop-detect<br>    Andreas=2E<br><br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin-bottom: 1ex; --com-fsck-k9__bloc=
kquote-default-border-color: #729fcf;"><div dir=3D"auto">On August 4, 2026 =
7:28:23 AM GMT+02:00, Andreas Tille &lt;tille@debian=2Eorg&gt; wrote:<br></=
div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin-bottom: 1ex; --com-fs=
ck-k9__blockquote-default-border-color: #ad7fa8;"><div dir=3D"auto">Package=
: wnpp<br>Severity: normal<br>X-Debbugs-Cc: laptop-detect@packages=2Edebian=
=2Eorg, Sim=C3=B3 Albert i Beltran &lt;sim6@probeta=2Enet&gt;, tille@debian=
=2Eorg, Package Salvaging Team &lt;team+salvage@tracker=2Edebian=2Eorg&gt;<=
br>Control: affects -1 + src:laptop-detect<br><br>I have prepared a QA uplo=
ad of laptop-detect to DELAYED/15 to orphan the<br>package=2E<br><br>This f=
ollows the guidance recently posted by the MIA team on<br>debian-project re=
garding packages maintained by Debian Contributors who<br>were active only =
for a relatively short period and have shown no Debian<br>activity for many=
 years:<br><br>  <a href=3D"https://lists=2Edebian=2Eorg/debian-project/202=
6/07/msg00030=2Ehtml">https://lists=2Edebian=2Eorg/debian-project/2026/07/m=
sg00030=2Ehtml</a><br><br>The maintainer (CCed) was active only during 2017=
 and, as far as I can<br>tell, has had no Debian activity since then=2E The=
 package itself,<br>however, is still useful (its popularity has continued =
to grow and is<br>now close to 27,000 according to popcon), so removal does=
 not appear<br>appropriate=2E Orphaning it instead should make its maintena=
nce status<br>explicit and hopefully attract a new maintainer=2E<br><br>The=
 upload has been sent to DELAYED/15 to provide ample opportunity for<br>the=
 maintainer to object=2E If the maintainer responds and wishes to<br>contin=
ue maintaining the package, I will cancel the upload=2E<br><br>The package =
description is:<br> This package provides a simple shell script which attem=
pts to determine<br> whether it is being run on a laptop (or similar portab=
le machine)=2E It is<br> mainly useful for installers=2E<br></div></blockqu=
ote></blockquote><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></pre></blockquote></div></bod=
y></html>
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