Re: How long can a package be in NMUs before it deserves an additional/different real maintainer?

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Nathanael Nerode <neroden@twcny.rr.com> writes:

> I'd like to know the answer to this question -- or rather what various
> DD's think of this in general.

I think the only things important are:

- how hard does someone fight to hijack the package
- how hard (if at all) does the old maintainer fight back

If they can't come to a compromise (hijack, keep or comaintain)
the _last_resort_ is forking the package.

MfG
        Goswin