On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 10:43 AM Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 13. 02. 19 15:32, Fabio Valentini wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 3:23 PM Florian Weimer <fweimer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> * Fabio Valentini:
> >>
> >>> In the past few weeks, it has come up regularly that future
> >>> "module-only" packages are orphaned (and hence will soon be retired),
> >>> and nobody stepped up to fix this issue - especially for non-leaf
> >>> packages. I don't think fedora as a project has a solution for this
> >>> yet.
> >>>
> >>> I propose to create a "Stewardship" Group / SIG that will take care of
> >>> such packages - either until a new main maintainer steps up, or until
> >>> modularity matures enough so it won't be necessary anymore. (Or, until
> >>> it dies a quiet death, which is always a possibility.) However, I
> >>> think this is necessary until the situation stabilizes.
> >>
> >> The name sounds very confusing to me, considering that this seems to be
> >> specific to modular content.
> >
> > That's why I'm asking for comments. I failed to come up with a better
> > name, though.
> >
> > This Group / SIG would provide "classic" maintainership for otherwise
> > semi-abandoned packages that only live on as franken-packages
> > ("modules"), until the remaining shortcomings of modules are overcome,
> > or until they are abandoned.
> >
> > But neither "Nostalgia SIG", "Classic Packaging SIG", "Stewardship
> > SIG", nor "Package Foster Care SIG" names describe this situation
> > well, either.
> > At this point, my English / foreign language skills fail me. Better
> > suggestions are welcome :)
>
> Clusterfuck Prevention SIG?
>
Sanity Preservation SIG. :D
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