[Bug 546169] Review Request: libtar-ng : tar library

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--- Comment #8 from Huzaifa S. Sidhpurwala <huzaifas at redhat.com>  2009-12-11 01:29:11 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #7)
> (In reply to comment #6)
> > Upstream, does not have time to maintain this anymore.
> OK, then my impression was right, it's a private fork.
> 
> > There are patches lined up for months now sp the ones related to memory leak.
> Well, this is nothing unusual.
> 
> IMO, the appropriate approach to this would be to either "patch the original
> package" or to make your "private fork" a "public fork"/"official project".
> 
This is not a private fork.
What makes a fork private or public?
I am ready for other people to contribute to this project too, its just that
its hosted on fedorahosted which is easier for me then putting it on
sourceforge.

> Private forks don't help anybody - How do other distros handle this issue in
> this particular case?
> 
> > I will bump the release next time :)  
> TIA.

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