I wrote:
s/desktop/GNOME/
KDE packages are tracking upstream closely and are regularly updated,
including upstream bugfixes. Plus, we backport or sometimes even develop
bugfixes of our own.
To me, this shows that a model where upstream versions are tracked by
updates is much more viable than attempting (and miserably failing) to
backport bug fixes only.
It also shows that KDE SIG actually has more and/or more efficient
packaging (as opposed to upstream development) manpower than the GNOME
folks, unlike what has been frequently claimed.
PS: And since PulseAudio is a shared technology also used by other desktops
than just GNOME, I'd be willing to pick up comaintainership, but then it'd
very likely be maintained in KDE SIG style, aggressively tracking upstream
development.
Kevin Kofler