[csw-maintainers] Work for prospective maintainers: Weighted Buglisting. Orphaned packages?

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Phil,

Am 31.08.2010 um 18:24 schrieb Philip Brown:
>>> kerberos
>>
>> 90% done, some tests still failing, help needed for integration.
>> ...
>>> gcc4
>>
>> Peter Felecan offered to work on it.
>>
> ...
>>> sasl
>>
>> Also 90% done, also help needed.
>> ...
>>> squid
>>
>> Updated in GAR, some testing needed.
>
> A note of general principle to everyone:
> All of the above have not been updated for "a very long time".
> If someone is interested in any of the above, whether a new maintainer
> or old, they should just dive in.
> if the "new" person can do in a few days, what a prior "potentially
> working on it" person has not completed in many months, then the new
> person is clearly the best maintainer for the software.
>
> So, once again: if you are interested in any of the above, please put
> together a package and submit it.
> Similar to the patent office --when it comes to orphaned/retired
> status packages, "first to file" wins ;-)

My comments were not meant as "these are mine", but more like "there is
probably not much missing if you want to take it over".


Best regards

   -- Dago