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On 04/20/2016 04:36 PM, Ronny Pfannschmidt wrote:

> its not given lightly, and it shouldn't be easy to weasel out of it. 
> Actually a noop release is a good indicator that the mark is
> well-deserved and should be keept. Making an effort to remove a mark
> without making the reason for its existence go as well is a lie in
> plain sight.

A release, any release, is a sign that the maintainer is around and cares
about the package enough to act.  That should be sufficient to block any
takeover attempt.

> this reminds me of the whole setuptools/distribute situation.

I don't think that means what you think it does:  the situation was
resolved amicably, via negotiation with the owner of the original name.
The fact that it took longer than some wanted was *not* an indication
that it was the wrong outcome.



Tres.
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