> Am 23.07.2019 um 16:08 schrieb Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@xxxxxxxxxx>: > > On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 1:50 PM Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 23. 07. 19 13:27, Mikolaj Izdebski wrote: >>> Soon after Fedora 31 branching I intend to retire java-packaging-howto >>> package and orphan byaccj and javapackages-tools packages. The reason >>> is that I intend to maintain these packages as part of modules. >>> >>> I will continue to maintain non-modular packages through lifecycles of >>> Fedora 29-31, but starting from Fedora 32 I will maintain modular >>> versions only. >> >> Do you realize that while your decision to move essential bits of Java packaging >> to modules might untie your hands a lot, it is causing everybody else involved >> more and more trouble? > > Perhaps I don't realize the trouble, could you elaborate? I expect > orphaned packages to be adopted by someone, likely a member of > Stewardship SIG. These two packages are low-maintenance and don't > require much work - they don't have many upstream changes and don't > get many bugs reported. So I don't see that much trouble in this case. > >> I acknowledge that it is your right to orphan essentially anything you want, >> however the motivation here seems a bit... nonempathetic. >> >> Would you mind to reconsider? > > Definitely - this is the reason I wrote to the list. Do you have any > proposal what to do with these packages instead of orphaning them? Sorry for jumping in. I think this might be an opportunity to participate in the Fedora Projekt. I’ve a lot of experience in java development and in creating application rpms, but none in the specialties of Fedora packaging. Would you accept me as co-maintainer and provide some guidance at the beginning? Peter > > -- > Mikolaj Izdebski > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx — Dr. Peter Boy Universität Bremen Mary-Sommerville-Str. 5 28359 Bremen Germany pb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.zes.uni-bremen.de ———————————————— Are you looking for a web content management system for scientific research organizations? Have a look at http://www.scientificcms.org Are you looking for a web content management system for public administrations? Have a look at http://www.aplaws.org & https://fedorahosted.org/aplaws/ _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
