On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Tim Menzies <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Ms Google, > > I want to take over the "axe" project- it looks abandoned and i have a new > data miner that works by reducing columns, reducing rows, reducing > dimensions, then reducing rules. "Axe" would be a perfect name for that > one. > > I looked into your polices and found the following questions: > > > 1. How long has the project lay fallow? If less than 6 months, don't > be optimistic about being assigned ownership of the project. > > > 2. Is there code in that project? If so, it is much less likely that > we will reassign ownership of that project to you except for the purpose > of continuing development of that code. > > I cant tell. axe.googlecode.com does not allow source code access. which > in itself is a funny thing to do in supposedly open source projects > > Just because the Source tab is not shown does not mean source is not accessible. If the source was inaccessible, it would not be an open source project :) You can see the (lack of) source here: http://code.google.com/p/axe/source/browse > > 3. Is there something "fishy" about the circumstances of the request? > People squat project names much as they do DNS names. > > I don't think i'm fishy. I am a pretty active data mining researcher (e.g. > see my at google scholar: http://goo.gl/gOgUB) > > > 4. Is the project scheduled for deletion? If so, we'll likely > just give it to you. > > over to you on that > > > 5. Is the project you wish to take over a spam trap or > hosting malware or simply not open source? > > dont think so > > > 6. Have you made an effort in good faith to contact the > current owners? What, if anything, did they have to say in reply? > > yes. emailed them end of april. no response > > > 7. Has one of the original developers died or otherwise dropped > off the grid in some fashion that you can describe to us? > > no idea, sorry > > > 8. Have you hosted malware, spam or non-open source content > on Project Hosting before? If so, don't be optimistic that > we'll cooperate. > > nope > This request seems reasonable. I'm making you the owner of the project now, Tim. BCCing axe.pub@gmail so that we can be sure he knows this project is being transferred. - Jason > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Project Hosting on Google Code" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-code-hosting/-/y6vFIlyTQ2YJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Project Hosting on Google Code" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en.
