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Re: Work-needing packages report for Sep 6, 2002



On Wed, Sep 11, 2002 at 12:53:18AM +0200, tomas p wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Russell Coker wrote:
> > If maintaining it doesn't actually require any work as you suggest, then why
> > would you object to being the maintainer?
> 
> He is not saying that at all. Just existing is effort mind you. Nothing
> else is needed. Add additional taks as f.ex. being responsable for s.th.
> or maintaining attention for something increases that effort. Even if you
> do not "do" anything.

Interesting.  This is exactly the argument for removing unmaintained
packages: just by existing they cause more work for certain people.

Richard Braakman



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