Re: Bug#857986: [Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#857986: npm: This pakcage is 3 years old? (consider removal)

[Jérémy Lal <kapouer@melix.org>]

2017-05-22 16:10 GMT+02:00 Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org>:

On തിങ്കള്‍ 22 മെയ് 2017 06:41 വൈകു, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> ...for the _initial_ packaging work.
>
> We are package *maintainers*.

If you have not realized, we are discussing about maintaining an
existing package. I think you have also not realized the meaning of team
maintained packages. The person who did the initial package need not be
the maintainer of the packager for ever. When there is enough interest
in the package, it will remain maintained else it gets removed.

I did the initial npm packaging. At that moment i was optimistic upstream wouldn't add or change dependencies too much. I was wrong, npm is constantly adding/removing modules through the months and years, requiring a lot of maintainer work to keep up.

I think Jonas was pointing out that updating npm today won't actually solve any issue regarding npm maintenance. Some company should fund that work.

Jérémy