Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:00:48 +0100 | From | Karel Zak <> | Subject | Re: util-linux: orphan |
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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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