diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd6c3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+filterutil-0.tar.bz2
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
index 2b40aca..de91ae3 100644
--- a/dead.package
+++ b/dead.package
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-2015-01-23: Retired orphaned package, because it was orphaned for more than six weeks.
-Reference: https://fedorahosted.org/epel/ticket/7
-
+This package was retired due to no active owner on 2011-02-23