On Fri, 28 May 2021 15:39:28 -0500 Michael Lustfield
<mich...@lustfield.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 28 May 2021 19:56:47 +0100
> David Cantrell <da...@cantrell.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > [...]
> > So what, exactly, is unmaintained about it? Looks to me like it has
> > exactly the amount of maintenance that is required for mature software.
>
> I'm not going to strawman my justifications; it's not terribly
relevant anyway.
> Absolutely anyone is free to disagree with me and continue
maintenance of the
> package. If needed, I'll even sponsor the upload.
>
> https://mentors.debian.net/intro-maintainers (read 1-2, start at 3)
>
>
Michael,
I think it is important that you clarify or modify your stance given
that upon further inspection by others here, there are no serious
outstanding functional or security issues with the program. Even
self-asserted justification (i.e. "I just don't want to maintain it
anymore, so find someone else") is acceptable; that is your right as a
volunteer. But it would have been prudent to either defend your initial
assessment of the program as no longer suitable for inclusion, or
acknowledge that you may have been incorrect. Otherwise the issue is
just stuck in limbo.
Additionally, in response to this very bug, a new upstream release has
now been issued. In light of this, do you plan to upload the new version
and continue to fill the role of maintainer for the rsnapshot Debian
package, or is another maintainer still needed going forward?
I don't seek to impose anything upon you, I just want to see that this
doesn't fall through the cracks.
Thanks
John Brooks
