Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: c.buhtz@posteo.jp Newsgroups: linux.debian.maint.python Subject: [backintime] Advise about unresponsive DPM and new 1.5.6 release Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:10:02 +0100 Message-ID: X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-python-request@lists.debian.org Thu Dec 11 12:06:09 2025 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-9.308 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.01, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: NOT_IN_SBL_XBL_SPAMHAUS=-1.5 CL_IP_EQ_HELO_IP=-2 (check from: .posteo. - helo: .mout01.posteo. - helo-domain: .posteo.) FROM/MX_MATCHES_HELO(DOMAIN)=-2; rate: -5.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: Debian python Mail-Reply-To: Debian python Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/23506 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/e45e39fbb19ccfad6c7b66ac5c13a0d7@posteo.de Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 28 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:05:50 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.maint.python:17270 Hello again, and sorry to bother all of you with this issue. I am upstream maintainer of backintime [1]. My DPM (Jonathan Wiltshire, jmw) is unresponsive and does not react (for 3 months now) to my last hotfix release [2] and also not to emails. The other two "uploader" expressed to me that they won't be able to do more maintenance tasks on that package. I don't know what to do. Not having an upload of this release would be fine for me, but only if I have a reasons. To give a reason some communication need to be done. And that is what jmw is missing. I have this problem since I took over the upstream project in 2022. MIA is not an option because jmw manages to "react" (with upload but no answers) in a time span less then 6 months. The Debian Python Team also refuse to take over the package without jmw giving it away. The situation is frustrating because I do not know the reasons and there is no communication. Any advice? Best regards, Christian Buhtz [1] -- [2] --