Hi Brian, I don't really know too much about this, but I'll throw my two cents in anyway!
If can gain the neccary cvs access rights, why not just create a new branch? Anyone in the future can clearly determine what changes where made since the branch was made and people who rely on the old version of the code can still grab what they need with the proper tags. Cheers!!! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brian Ashe Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 12:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Etiquette for abandoned projects Hey all, I was wondering if anyone knew of a reference that gave general guidelines on taking over (a hostile takeover? ;) a project that seems to be abandoned. The questions I need answered specifically have to do with.. How long should I wait for a response from the original author? What are the best methods for finding them? (I've e-mailed the original address and done some searches on Google, I haven't seen anything that was from less then 18 months ago and that was still the address I've gotten no response from.) Are there any copyright issues I should worry about? Obviously it is GPL, but that doesn't change who the owner is. I could fork it, but would prefer not to. Sorry, for the OT post. -- Brian Ashe CTO Dee-Web Software Services, LLC. [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
