Re: Bug#573745: Please decide on Python interpreter packages maintainership

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Andreas Barth writes ("Re: Bug#573745: Please decide on Python interpreter packages maintainership"):
> * Ian Jackson (ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk) [100705 15:02]:
> > I wrote:
> > > I don't think we are considering adding an additional layer of
> > > management.  Currently the person in charge is Matthias; he is the
> > > maintainer of python2.6 et al.[1]
> 
> Plus Scott Kitterman and Piotr O?arowski.

I was looking at the Maintainer field of the packages in unstable.
I'd be happy to add Scott and Piotr to my list.

> I don't think that's a coherent team, at least none I would like to be
> the maintainer of the python packages. I need to admit that I don't
> think that either Josselin nor Bernd are capable to do that proper. I
> have no strong opinion on the others yet, which also means I don't
> think they should make them the maintainers. (I think if we do a
> change we should be convinced it gets better.)

At the moment we have a maintainer who never replies to emails, at
least in public.

I think ultimately what we need to do is empower the people currently
doing most of the work.

Ian.