From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Nicolaescu Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Looking for a new Emacs maintainer or team Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:22:53 -0800 Message-ID: <200712312322.lBVNMsBg021808@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> References: <200712311714.lBVHEdvC029794@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1199143484 4145 80.91.229.12 (31 Dec 2007 23:24:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:24:44 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jan 01 00:24:59 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1J9U06-0002DM-K0 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:24:54 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1J9Tzk-0004iI-SJ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:24:32 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1J9Tzh-0004h7-KJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:24:29 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1J9Tze-0004d0-Ra for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:24:29 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1J9Tze-0004cw-LH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:24:26 -0500 Original-Received: from oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu ([128.195.1.41]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1J9Tzb-0007Yg-4P; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:24:23 -0500 Original-Received: from mothra.ics.uci.edu (mothra.ics.uci.edu [128.195.6.93]) by oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lBVNMsBg021808; Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:22:54 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Mon, 31 Dec 2007 17:30:36 -0500") Original-Lines: 36 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@mothra.ics.uci.edu X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 9 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:85778 Archived-At: Richard Stallman writes: > > Once Emacs 22 is released, I would like to hand over Emacs maintenance > > to one person or a small team. The new maintainer or maintainers > > would take responsibility for making sure new releases are made and > > that they are reliable, and for focusing attention on priority > > projects for improvement. > > Is this still the plan? Last time this was discussed on the list many > very capable volunteers were found. > > A few people volunteered, and they could be useful members of a team, > but (as I recall) they didn't include the most knowledgeable people. OK, if this is the cause of the blockage, then let's work on what your criteria would be for choosing the maintainer(s). One proposal was to have a committee with 3 people: - a "technical lead" which is responsible for the "quality" of the major modifications to the software (i.e. C and Lisp code). - a "release manager" which is responsible for the release, including documentation, copyright stuff, packaging, etc (basically anything else) - a "chairman" (the third person) who has the "final word" on any disputes in the committee, based on an overall understanding of Emacs "policies, history and visions" (whatever they are)... And there were volunteers for these positions: Kenichi Handa, Chong Yidong and Stefan Monnier. If you'd like more people on the committee, why not just nominate them and maybe they will accept?