Re: Missing step in orphaning package process? (Re: kernel component on bugzilla and call for "old bugs hunting season" to open)

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On 01/28/2018 03:12 PM, Tomasz Kłoczko wrote:

> It is only one obstacle to make it happen.
> As long as package is orphaned no longer it has maintainer (human
> maintainer).
> 
> Go to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Fedora -> enter as
> component name gdhcpd and you will suddenly find that you are able to open
> the ticket for Fedora 26, 27 and rawhide (sic!)
> Go to https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/gdhcpd and look on right side
> where are branches names and you will find that latest Fedora version for
> which this package has been released was  Fedora 11 (no EPEL)
> As admin of this package is listed "orphan (orphan)
> <https://src.fedoraproject.org/user/orphan>- main admin"
> How this dummy packages is maintaining still assigned to this package
> Bugzilla tickets?
> 
> Is that all still correct?

Yes. The idea is that a orphaned package could be taken over again by
someone and they would want to know the existing bugs already filed on it.

It might be worth closing retired components to bugs, but they too could
be revived and readded.

kevin

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