On 03/03/14 11:35, David Brown wrote: > On 02/03/14 19:24, Denis Chertykov wrote: >> I would remove two maintainers for AVR port: >> 1. Anatoly Sokolov <ae...@post.ru> >> 2. Eric Weddington <eric.wedding...@atmel.com> >> >> I have discussed the removal with Anatoly Sokolov and he is agree with it. >> I can't discuss the removal with Eric Weddington because his mail >> address invalid. >> >> Must somebody approve the removal ? (Or I can just apply it) >> >> Denis. >> > > Eric Weddington has left Atmel, so his address will no longer be valid. > I don't know if he still has time to work with AVRs, or if he would > still be able to be a maintainer for the AVR port. But I am pretty sure > that his new job will not involve AVR's significantly, so it would only > be as a hobby (or at best, as a normal avr gcc user). > > Atmel includes gcc in their development tool (AVR Studio), as well as > providing pre-built packages (for Windows and Linux) with the avr-libc > library and related tools, using snapshots of mainline gcc with a few > patches (for things like support of newer devices). So it seems > reasonable to expect that they will be interested in the development and > maintenance of the avr port of gcc even though Eric has now left them. > If you would like, I can try to contact Atmel and ask if they have > someone who would like to take Eric's seat as a port maintainer (or you > could do so yourself from Atmel's website).
Hi David, Joern Rennecke is working with Atmel on the AVR tool chain. You'll see he has submitted quite a large number of AVR related patches in the last year. I've discussed with Atmel's teams in Trondheim and Chennai and they are very supportive of Joern Rennecke being added as a maintainer. Best wishes, Jeremy -- Tel: +44 (1590) 610184 Cell: +44 (7970) 676050 SkypeID: jeremybennett Twitter: @jeremypbennett Email: jeremy.benn...@embecosm.com Web: www.embecosm.com
