The owner doesn't necessarily need to be a sponsor. If he is
willing
to
mentor you, he can open a ticket in the packager-sponsors trac to get
you
added as a co-maintainer. See here:
Hey Scott,
I've read that, I just assumed that he didn't want to mentor me as he
didn't want the package :)
We'll see what can be done.
Thank you.
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Kind regards,
Momcilo 'Momo' Medic.
(fedorauser)