Can Ubuntu switch to packaging the current version of AutoKey

[Joe]

Thanks for the quick response.

I have copied it to our Gitter page.

Joe

On 12/11/18 7:39 AM, Robie Basak wrote:
> Hi Joe,
>
> On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 07:09:11AM -0500, Joe wrote:
>> I am trying to contact the person/team which packages AutoKey for Ubuntu.
>>
>> It used to be done by Luke Faraone.
> This package is automatically synced from Debian. It doesn't look like
> anyone is looking after it right now.
>
>> It would benefit both our communities if Ubuntu would start including
>> the current version instead of the ancient, buggy one.
> It looks like somebody needs to volunteer to maintain the packaging in
> Debian, and see if the current Debian maintainer is willing to hand it
> over. Then any package updates will autosync to Ubuntu and, providing
> this happens before the freeze, will appear in the next Ubuntu release.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Robie