[arch-general] How do AUR packages get new maintainers?

[David C. Rankin]

On 09/21/2010 05:17 PM, Matthew Gyurgyik wrote:
>  On 09/21/2010 04:53 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
>> Guys,
>>
>>     I've seen recent "Request to Ophan package XYZ" posts, and I've found some
>> fairly large AUR packages that are orphaned (like RPM5). But, how do AUR
>> packages get new maintainers? Does somebody monitor the orphans and then divvy
>> them out among those with write privileges in AUR or does somebody have to say
>> I'll take package X on?
>>
> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR
> 
> Really dude? You've been using arch for how long and still have these elementary
> questions?
> Think about you questions and try to find answer before you post to the list.
> Alternatively hire an arch tutor.
> 

OK, now I have read the entire document. What part of it are you relying on to
answer my original question? The only mention of 'orphan' in the entire document
is the following --

Q: Foo in AUR is outdated; what do I do?
A: For starters, you can flag packages out-of-date. If it stays out-of-date for
an extended amount of time, the best thing to do is email the maintainer. If
there is no response from the maintainer, *you could mail to the aur-general
mailing list* to have a TU orphan the PKGBUILD if you're willing to maintain it
yourself.

emphasis between the '*'s is mine.

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