RE: octave forge fits package

[JohnD]

> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Carnë Draug [mailto:address@hidden]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2019 2:17 PM
> > > To: JohnD
> > > Cc: octave-maintainers; Dirk Schmidt
> > > Subject: Re: octave forge fits package
> > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: JohnD [mailto:address@hidden]
> > > > > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 10:19 AM
> > > > > To: address@hidden
> > > > > Cc: address@hidden
> > > > > Subject: octave forge fits package
> > > > >
> > > > > Is anyone actively maintaining this package (or intending to) ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Looks like the forge repo hasn't been updated since 2015, and there a
> few
> > > > > bugs with it so it will now not install in 5.0.1.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'll willing to update and make a new release if all are ok with that
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > JD

So what is the protocol external packages that are not maintained? (or 
maintainer no longer contactable)

Can I , or someone just take it over and declare it now not an external 
package? Or create a new package that happens to contain the GPL'd code in it ?