On Tue, May 07, 2024 at 08:59:26AM GMT, José Relvas via devel wrote: > Hey folks, > > `libtsm` was retired because it was orphaned. `kmscon` was retired because it relied on this package. > > I'm currently not in the "packagers" group, but I'm interested in taking ownership of these packages and re-adding them to Fedora if I get sponsored. > > Upstream has ceased development for both `libtsm` and `kmscon`, however, they've been forked and continue to be well maintained: > > - `libtsm`: https://github.com/Aetf/libtsm > - `kmscon`: https://github.com/Aetf/kmscon > > Among other improvements, the build system has been modernized (meson instead of GNU autotools!) and dependencies have been cleaned up. Packaging these forks should be significantly easier compared to the abandoned upstream. > > I've done some testing locally and ran into no major issues, so I believe I'm capable of handling packaging. I've experimented with sending a few PRs to Fedora packages and I feel comfortable with RPM packaging now. > > Please let me know if this is possible :) I'd suggest submitting them for review. Since they are using a different upstream and the buildsystem and other things have changed anyhow, a review is probibly a good idea. Then, as part of that you can find a sponsor... https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/package-maintainers/Joining_the_Package_Maintainers/ kevin
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