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SubjectRe: util-linux: orphan
On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 10:33:33AM +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>
> > after few weeks I'm pleased to announce a new "util-linux-ng" project. This
> > project is a fork of the original util-linux (2.13-pre7).
> >
> > The goal of the project is to move util-linux code back to useful state, sync
> > with actual distributions and kernel and make development more transparent end
> > open.
>
> If Adrian [ http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/11/9/262 ] does not want to be
> the maintainer, ask if you can take over, including the name.

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 10:55:05AM +0100, Arkadiusz Miskiewicz wrote:
> On Monday 18 December 2006 08:52, Karel Zak wrote:
> > I'm pleased to announce a new "util-linux-ng" project. This project
> > is a fork of the original util-linux (2.13-pre7).
>
> Fork? Are you saying that you just didn't take over maintainership and now we
> will have two versions of util-linux!? :/

People around util-linux-ng are not so naive ;-)

We spent last month with discussion about a way how (non-)fork this
project. We made decision that a fork is the right way, because
Adrian Bunk completely ignores __everyone__ who wants to talk with
him about utils-linux.

A fork is nothing attractive, but it's also a way how improve things
in Open Source world.

The goal is not only improve source code, but also a way how this
project is maintained (mailing list, discussion about changes, git,
transparent development, ...).

Karel

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Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
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