> That's because *you* didn't need to be sponsored to reinstate the package. Suppose there is a newcomer named Foo. So here are the various options open to take over an orphaned or "maintainer-is-AWOL" package. i) Follow the entire process for taking over an orphan or the AWOL process. ii) In case of an urgency, ask an existing packager [1] to commit the Spec file changes on your behalf while (i) is going on. The converstation can happen in IRC or through mailing lists. Isn't this adequate? Happy hacking, Debarshi [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/PackageStatus contains a list -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
