On 2011-11-10, at 5:36 AM, Neil Bowers wrote: > Shmuel wrote: >> I am against the 'if I die' part. As we are all communication over the net, >> it is very difficult to know why a person have stopped responding. >> And it make the statement a bit scary. > > And Raphael wrote: >> The real problem with 'if I die' is that there is no way of knowing: the >> only indication one gets is that mail is not being answered, this clause >> is therefore pointless. > > Having had to deal with this issue for a friend, I'm going to try and put in > place mechanisms > so that when my time comes, notifications for stuff like this will happen.
It's not something I had even considered until I happened to take over maintenance of a module whose original author had passed away. So, I can see how it is useful and I would have no issues with including this in my pledge. Olaf -- Olaf Alders o...@wundersolutions.com http://www.wundersolutions.com http://twitter.com/wundercounter 866 503 2204 (Toll free - North America) 416 944 8306 (direct)
