On Tue Oct 01, 2002 at 06:3320PM +0200, Lukas Smith wrote:
> Mainly there are still too many questions marks regarding stuff like:
> - How are packages maintained (especially when the leading developer is
> gone ... PEAR DB currently seems to be an example of this with bugs
> hanging in the air and nobody feeling responsible)

I guess sending patches to pear-dev should be the best way.

> - How are packages proposed and when are they accepted

http://pear.php.net/manual/en/developers.contributing.howto.php

> - And when they are accepted how makes sure that the person gets the
> necessary access

The PEAR administrators take care of the PEAR website accounts and the
PHP Group does the same for CVS accounts.

> - A Guide to lessen the endless naming debates.

http://pear.php.net/manual/

> - Should packages be pearified before getting into pear cvs or is
> afterwards ok? Is there even a general rule? 

http://pear.php.net/manual/en/developers.contributing.php.

> - Where is a tutorial explaing all of the answers to above questions?

Most of the stuff is explained in the PEAR developers guide:
http://pear.php.net/manual/en/guide-developers.php

> The results of this would need to put into action. Therefore I think
> that PEAR will not be ready until the end of december.

I think PEAR is pretty fare and it is absolutely read for a first
appearance on the official stage.

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