-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 11/27/2012 02:03 AM, Alexander Aristotle Davis wrote: > Hi, > > A package called rssh has been marked as duplicate on Bugzilla and > I am working on a 2.3.3 version and would like to update it to a > new release. Could you please inform me why this package have been > orphaned. > > I am not a packager; I am seeking a sponsor to help me review the > file. > > Thank you > > Alex > > during the last week or so, I saw some (about 10?) review requests with email addresses @learn.senecac...., (nearly) all with the same issues: - - they found an outdated package in fedora - - updated that and requested a review for the updated package The right way to get an outdated package updated is to file a bug against that package. You'll get a grade A+, if you also submit a patch. If your task is, to get a package reviewed, then you should find a package, which is currently not in fedora. A starting point might be[1] We have extensive documentation ready covering most issues: [2], [3] [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Package_maintainers_wishlist [2] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Package_Review_Process [3] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines - -- Matthias Runge <mrunge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <mrunge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEbBAEBAgAGBQJQtIe5AAoJEOnz8qQwcaIWVY0H90PshH/O8DOt0+yXc5EIhlr/ e9MDWFfI5qM9QyMojGjZDsJTQzL/rzMFYeNN8cx88PIvJ2+Rm/gYUV9pYW6c7D9X V3MQ9KkMLGEHsRzuml0gLQHDRpwkBS7PBHwPZunLJGvV7olNzdemdfsVztQjerrZ 7Kfs09P0ECNwiUw3lDjvFLolFZBCQYGaE8QBaL4i9Ax7InVRNUpwJJ9TEaxY/5+8 +3MNfIDpuMPfy2QT7eUdaYvqqZcqixVeYXMgZ9815y2p8nMk1BWpCbvrTqDw8pKQ aXL3iaxTkkSbHu0f+vxb+4AkkoUpuq4ALzamSKH1A7K0b1CoMdNiMxQtPONEGA== =h1eh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel