Many Debian/Ubuntu Packages for Intel Accelerators and More Have Been Orphaned

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Several Intel-related Debian packages have been orphaned due to developer departures.
Affected packages include accel-config, qatengine, qatlib, qatzip, intel-cmt-cat, intel-lpmd, ipp-crypto, intel-ipsec-mb, numatop, psst, thermald, and thunderbolt-tools.
No new maintainers have stepped up from Intel or the Debian community.
This impacts Ubuntu and other Debian-based distributions.
Orphaned packages may lead to outdated software or reliance on manual builds.
Intel has also ended other open-source projects like x86-simd-sort and Clear Linux.
Long-term maintenance issues could hinder the use of Intel accelerators on Debian systems.
The situation calls for community or organizational intervention to restore package maintenance.

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