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Thu, 07 Nov 2024 07:48:32 -0800 (PST) From: Suhail Singh To: Cayetano Santos Cc: Suhail Singh , 74231@debbugs.gnu.org, Guix-devel mailing list , Mekeor Melire , Xinglu Chen Subject: emacs-git-email: Guix policy for dealing with abandoned packages with active forks (was: [bug#74231] QA review for 74231) In-Reply-To: <87ed3n3wm6.fsf@inventati.org> (Cayetano Santos's message of "Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:13:37 +0100") References: <578f2ae3ba7cc4838ffdbc0929e6d3a5c8a6a9cc.1730918803.git.suhail@bayesians.ca> <87ed3n1dby.fsf@inventati.org> <87ed3nyxro.fsf@gmail.com> <87ed3n3wm6.fsf@inventati.org> Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:48:21 -0500 Message-ID: <87y11vf3ju.fsf_-_@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::841; envelope-from=suhailsingh247@gmail.com; helo=mail-qt1-x841.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -17 X-Spam_score: -1.8 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.8 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT=0.25, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: guix-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -4.69 X-Spam-Score: -4.69 X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 0B3C959BDB X-Migadu-Scanner: mx13.migadu.com X-TUID: 4gG8ofJ1Cc9D Cayetano Santos writes: >>> To note that this is a completely different beast compared to previous >>> package (repo, version and mantainer). >> >> Yes. Please let me know in case the commit message needs to be revised >> (it already does note that we are changing the referenced fork). The >> previous fork hasn't been updated in a couple of years and had a number >> of bugs that have since been resolved in the updated fork. > > To me, the open question goes well beyond this package. > > Does guix package forks of code from a couple of years ago, without an > explicit acknowledgement between maintainers ? The maintainer has not been active on their own mailing list () for a while despite repeated discussions about outstanding issues ([1], [2]). I believe it would be fair to characterize the original package as having been abandoned. I'm CC-ing Xinglu Chen (the original author) to this email for transparency. > Additionally, this is a second generation fork ... I am not sure I understand what you mean by "second generation" in this regard. Could you please elaborate? If you're referring to the fact that it used another contributor's (Mekeor) fork as a starting point, then for context please note that the decision to treat my fork as "upstream" was in discussion with them (since Mekeor's no longer actively using the package). I'm CC-ing Mekeor to this message for transparency. > I=E2=80=99d say, better bring the question to guix-devel, as this has lar= ge > implications. There must be a policy already around this point. I'm CC-ing guix-devel. [1]: [2]: --=20 Suhail