On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 10:08:00AM -0500, Decklin Foster scribbled: > Marek Habersack writes: > > > I propose that if a maintainer lacks time to properly maintain a > > package then he should either find somebody to help her/him in > > maintaining the package (for example find people who would be willing > > to test the packages before s/he uploads them) or to abandon the > > package and pass it to somebody with more time in their hands. > > That's nice, but it isn't going to magically cause any package to become > more well-maintained. You either have to find the time do it yourself, > or convince someone else do the same. Anything else is just a bunch of > hot air. Sure, but one isn't capable of finding out who is in need of help. I don't need help with my packages but I also have no time to adapt other big packages. If people have the habit of asking for help, then there will be cases when people will be glad/willing to help. marek
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