On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:21:13 +0530 "Debarshi Ray" <debarshi.ray@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > So can we declare Jeff Carlson as AWOL and transfer ownership of > 'zile' to Rakesh? Can we not use the term 'AWOL'? I don't know Mr. Carlson at all, but I gather his contributions to Fedora are probably entirely voluntary. The term AWOL (Away Without Leave) implies a dereliction of duty, and I think it is pejorative in the context of a volunteer effort. We often hear the phrase 'real life comes first' in reference to open source volunteerism, and this is quite possibly the case here. For all we know, Mr. Carlson may soon return to Fedora work, and may not appreciate being referred to as 'AWOL'. I suspect that maybe the non-responsive maintainer policy is no longer officially called the 'AWOL' policy for exactly this reason. -RN -- Robin Norwood Red Hat, Inc. "The Sage does nothing, yet nothing remains undone." -Lao Tzu, Te Tao Ching -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
