saltstack / saltstack/salt

[TECH DEBT] the debian has removed salt from its repository because there is no maintainer

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Description

Description of the tech debt to be addressed, include links and screenshots

the debian team really removed salt
please someone takes responsibility for packaging in debian
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1069654

Versions Report

(Provided by running salt --versions-report. Please also mention any differences in master/minion versions.)

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked Debian bug report and the Salt repository's current Debian packaging materials, if present. The issue names no files or tests; done would require an agreed Debian packaging responsibility and a maintained path for Salt to return to Debian's repository.

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Assessment

Tech stack
debian, python
Domain
operating-systems, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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