On Sat, 08 Dec 2007, Nico Golde wrote: > > To make sure packages don't end up with only inactive (co-)maintainers. > > That could be avoided if you check that every maintainer of > the package is MIA.
A MIA-check is not something instantaneous. It takes several months. So it's not really possible... > I still don't see a reason for a bug. An active maintainer > will notice this and will fix it by himself I guess. I don't agree with this. In a team, it's difficult to notice that one member disappeared. And lack of involvement in one package doesn't mean being completely MIA. As co-maintainer I wouldn't want to remove someone if I'm not sure that he won't come back. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Le best-seller français mis à jour pour Debian Etch : http://www.ouaza.com/livre/admin-debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]