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Hi, did some tidy ups to the text, and added a dot point for the required maintainer's response; for maintainers who are typically overloaded, we should at least be able to get a:

  • i understand the problem, but it is more difficult than you think
  • i will get a chance to look at it [when]
  • i have sent a patch upstream (upstream, upstream), and expect a release [when]

or something similar.