From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: new Emacs maintainer(s)? Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:29:26 -0400 Message-ID: References: <878xb05ras.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <200706041853.l54IrLXb006451@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <200706051632.l55GWNSZ026462@oogie-boogie.ics.uci.edu> <87ps4aue45.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1181132979 12356 80.91.229.12 (6 Jun 2007 12:29:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 12:29:39 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Dan Nicolaescu , rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 06 14:29:36 2007 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 1Hvudr-0001Ce-Gg for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:29:35 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hvudq-0006ZM-KH for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:29:34 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hvudm-0006X6-TY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:29:30 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hvudl-0006Tv-E2 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:29:30 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hvudl-0006Tg-9v for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:29:29 -0400 Original-Received: from tomts16.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.4] helo=tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Hvudj-0004C9-6W; Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:29:27 -0400 Original-Received: from pastel.home ([70.55.144.218]) by tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <20070606122926.KXUO1673.tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net@pastel.home>; Wed, 6 Jun 2007 08:29:26 -0400 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 5282780CE; Wed, 6 Jun 2007 08:29:26 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87ps4aue45.fsf@stupidchicken.com> (Chong Yidong's message of "Tue\, 05 Jun 2007 20\:21\:30 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: Solaris 8 (1) 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:72329 Archived-At: > Thank you for the compliment, though of course many others also worked > hard to get the release out the door. Sure, but you did a good job of staying on-course in the middle of lots of complaints and anger flying around. > The primary objection to choosing me is that there are several Emacs > hackers on this list who have been contributing to Emacs for much > longer, and have a deeper understanding of the system as a whole. > However, if no one else wants to maintainer, I would not mind doing > it; I think I shall have enough spare time to devote to this, at least > during the next three or four years. For what it's worth, I've already mentioned to Richard that I'm interested in taking over maintainership, and am also willing to share it with others. Stefan