I assumed you were a user of the package and you couldn't get it to build so I just updated the package so you could build it and thought nothing of it. I'm not great at replying to emails so my bad I guess :)
On 9 April 2013 18:38, Ike Devolder <[email protected]> wrote: > Op dinsdag 9 april 2013 14:31:08 schreef gadget3000: > > Ok thanks. Just for the record that was one of the things I fixed when > > I updated the package, but oh well. > > > > Gadget3000 > > > > On 9 April 2013 14:27, Felix Yan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tuesday, April 09, 2013 14:23:12 gadget3000 wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I'm the previous maintainer of the xflux package ( > > > > https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xflux/). > > > > Over the past 24 hours someone else has become the maintainer of > > > > the > > > > package but I'm confused as to how because I never gave up > > > > "ownership" of it. > > > > Before I go on I just want to clarify that I'm not so bothered > > > > about > > > > getting the package back so much as understanding how someone else > > > > now maintains the package without my knowledge (I only found out > > > > after doing> > > > a > > > > > > > system, update an seeing that that package got updated even though > > > > I > > > > > > didn't > > > > > > > update the version number). > > > > > > > > Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the only way a maintainer > > > > can be forced to give up a package is if someone sends an email > > > > to the> > > > maintainer, > > > > > > > asking them to update the package and the maintainer does not > > > > respond > > > > (either by email or by updating the package). I received an email > > > > > > yesterday > > > > > > > (8th March) asking me to update the package, because it didn't > > > > build > > > > > > since > > > > > > > the makepkg update, and I updated the package. Even if I hadn't > > > > updated> > > > it, > > > > > > > it had been less than 24 hours since I even got the message so I > > > > don't understand why someone else has now taken over the package. > > > > > > > > So my question is does anyone know how I lost the package? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Gadget3000 > > > > > > FYI, > > > > > > https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/aur-general/2013-April/02306 > > > 8.html > > > > > > Felix Yan > > > Twitter: @felixonmars > > Just a small note, since i noticed you were not all that inactive i've > also sent you a mail. Why did you not respond to it, then the package > would'nt been orphaned at all. > > -- > Ike > > ps: for all the thunderbird users out there, i know my signature will > not be valid. please use something that works like mutt, claws mail, > kmail, whatever. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ike Devolder <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:56:23 +0100 > Subject: archlinux aur xflux > Dear gadget3000, > > Could you please update your xflux package to the AUR packaging > standards. There is an orphan request for this package but I see you are > fairly active so i leave the choice with you. If you are no longer > interested in the xflux package, orphan it yourself or take a note of the > comments given for improving the pkgbuild. > > thx > -- > Ike > > ps: for all the thunderbird users out there, i know my signature will > not be valid. please use something that works like mutt, claws mail, > kmail, whatever. >
