From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Artur Malabarba Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: New maintainer Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 00:42:58 +0100 Message-ID: References: <5610207A.2000300@harpegolden.net> <83fv1r3gzp.fsf@gnu.org> <83bncf3f9k.fsf@gnu.org> <5610E0BC.8090902@online.de> <83si5r106e.fsf@gnu.org> <831td9z18h.fsf@gnu.org> <5612E996.7090700@yandex.ru> Reply-To: bruce.connor.am@gmail.com NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1444088595 8965 80.91.229.3 (5 Oct 2015 23:43:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 23:43:15 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Oct 06 01:43:10 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZjFPQ-0008SB-S8 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 06 Oct 2015 01:43:09 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48199 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZjFPP-0000c3-L8 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:43:07 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:46807) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZjFPL-0000bi-Si for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:43:04 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZjFPH-00024d-AJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:43:03 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-la0-x235.google.com ([2a00:1450:4010:c03::235]:34743) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZjFPH-00024O-3Y for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:42:59 -0400 Original-Received: by labzv5 with SMTP id zv5so134583242lab.1 for ; Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:42:58 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:reply-to:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=w2fYBvL/ggM3ILeVWbRJ2eGnAOpr1+QMqFnQcHsW2iE=; b=D3HmTLE2gr4N8P2CKuv+S3PEkAi8HX7rM4HqcsGbClLLuk0g+BkHi44X5D8KacwQpp Y9u5ab6YRaD+FU34fM34CnMEhnj0SbvEJ7KYdIgPRRFo0CiGceLgqybShB0DZ8tKgup2 BMgsIZy3rrjplOJwR1M1J6v3Njid6rxc5CCJipKeVrjAmrCEnDuQ40qW9Uk9ItgBOaoF cy5K0xXC9uksgLFozPhbTGyyfUpLR3WefC0sYUedC82Wkiu+NgAjZUGLTi2Ns3rO4fP6 LiwS0e2D+kYNrjevWMG2YciKoQohGFgTwe+CE4XYAl1pophJLas2LjgbyCcvj2FnqSmb kENA== X-Received: by 10.112.63.135 with SMTP id g7mr13090389lbs.16.1444088578389; Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:42:58 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.25.27.78 with HTTP; Mon, 5 Oct 2015 16:42:58 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-Google-Sender-Auth: lXVxA56F0n5Qbz57jbngz5j0Vm8 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4010:c03::235 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:190985 Archived-At: I'll try to provide some help with GNU Elpa (reading diffs, helping new devs, inviting people). Sadly, my time is (and will continue to be) very sporadic so I can't offer to be The Maintainer for elpa.git. 2015-10-05 23:24 GMT+01:00 John Wiegley : >>>>>> Artur Malabarba writes: > >> I suspect there are many package authors out there who are potential >> regular/semi-regular contributors, but they're unlikely to just come and ask >> for permission for a number of reasons. That was my entry-drug (thanks >> Stefan) and I'm sure it would work on a few others. > > I think you're exactly right, Artur. I bet if asked, a lot of potential > contributors would say, "Who, me?" They simply haven't considered themselves > in that role yet. > > John >