Soon to be marked dead packages

[Christopher Aillon]

Warren Togami wrote:
> Christopher Aillon wrote:
>> Jason L Tibbitts III wrote:
>>>>>>>> "DJ" == Dave Jones <davej at redhat.com> writes:
>>>
>>> DJ> If they still compile, perhaps we can automate building some of
>>> DJ> them until a maintainer steps up ?
>>>
>>> They need actual maintainers, not just some automated rebuilds.  What
>>> happens if there's a security problem or a decision needs to be made
>>> about updates?
>>
>> The same thing that happens if I say I'll maintain them today, rebuild 
>> them, and then the day that FC6 is released, say I don't want them 
>> anymore.
>>
> 
> The orphan removal policy was created because the Fedora Project must 
> sustainably grow in a responsible way.  If maintainers are unwilling to 
> maintain packages, the responsible thing to do is to declare the 
> packages orphaned and move on.
> 
> If a maintainer with a bad attitude did as you described, that would be 
> a breach of responsibility.  The organization may decide to take 
> measures to either enforce responsibility or revoke access in the event 
> of willful non-compliance with project policies and processes.

Someone wants to maintain a package for a short while, then determines 
they won't have the time to responsibly continue to do so in the future. 
  Not sure how that constitutes bad attitude.  If nothing else, they 
provided a newer package for people to use.  That's a good thing, right?