On 11/10/2011 9:33 PM, David Nicol wrote:
I think this is not necessary at all. I think you have pretty much
described the current standards for granting takeover. I think the
barrier to making local forks is already very low and there is no
reason to switch the whole thing to Git.
Yeah, that was my impression as well. I've observed take-overs here, and
they pretty much are exactly the same procedure -- "Hey, is John
Doe-Smith still working on his modules? No? The can you grant
co-maintenance to Jane Roe-Jones?" (Granted with more-back-and-forth
than that, but it still isn't new.)
Really, the only thing that could help with the current situation is a
direct contact number, and I don't see that happening.
(For what it's worth, having gone through a similar situation when my
mother passed away recently, I'm setting up a list of accounts to be
mailed if I get hit by a bus for my brother and sister, but that's about
the only change I'm making right now.)
I think CPAN is fine as it is.
Oh, I can think of some changes. But they're not relevant to the
discussion here.
-john
