[arch-general] xzgv, rtorrent and libtorrent have been orphaned - where can I apply for maintainership ?

[Allan McRae]

Partha Chowdhury wrote:
> i have been using archlinux for about 3 months.I have switched from
> fedora to arch due to its simplicity.
> i had reported a bug
> http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/15199?string=xzgv&project=1&type[0]=&sev[0]=&pri[0]=&due[0]=&reported[0]=&cat[0]=&status[0]=open&percent[0]=&opened=&dev=&closed=&duedatefrom=&duedateto=&changedfrom=&changedto=&openedfrom=&openedto=&closedfrom=&closedto=
> when i first started using arch.Recently it has been fixed and i have
> tested and reported it. 
>
> However it seems that xzgv package is currently orphaned as this page
> shows
> http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/i686/xzgv/
> so is rtorrent and libtorrent.They have been marked out-of-date for
> a while now.
>
> is another trusted user or developer will be maintaining the packages in
> the future ?
>
> i want to help and i want to maintain the above packages if someone else
> has not decided already. so where do i apply and how do i start ?
>   

Note that all community packages are orphans at the moment due to the 
backend transition that is ongoing.

I notice that xzgv 0.9.1 is now released.  If you tell me whether 
updated version needs the patch provided in the bug report, I will do 
the update.

Allan