Bryan, M@, and anyone else still following this request-
This has been coming up more and more, and we do care very much about
it. We've recently provided more information and
direction<http://code.google.com/p/support/wiki/FAQ#What_should_I_do_if_I_wish_to_take_over_a_project_that_appears_a>about
how to resolve these situations.
-Nathaniel
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Bryan Catanzaro
<[email protected]>wrote:
> I have the exact same problem (of course with a different project
> name.) I think Google Code is a great place to host projects, but if
> it allows itself to be clogged with all sorts of zombie pages, taking
> up namespace but not contributing any code to the world, it is
> squandering its potential, and many of us will be forced to go to
> other places to host our projects. I feel that a hosted code project
> should, at minimum, include some code! These empty projects which
> have no code, no activity, and no response from their owners don't
> deserve to crowd out legitimate open source efforts, and Google code
> should have a use it or lose it protocol to aid in recovering
> uselessly squandered namespace.
>
> - bryan
>
> On Nov 29, 8:39 am, dunmatt <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hello, I built a mind mapping gadget for Wave and have been calling it
> > Brainwave as a working title (which I grew rather fond of). When it
> > came time to move it to google code so that I could let the world have
> > it I found the name taken but not in use (iehttp://
> code.google.com/p/brainwave/
> > hasn't been updated in the months since its creation and there is no
> > code or documentation available to suggest they're working on
> > anything). I emailed the guy who owns the project and haven't heard
> > back in over a week, so I'm asking you. Is there any kind of a "use
> > it or lose it" protocol by which I could have you secure the name for
> > me so that I can release?
> >
> > Thanks for your help!
> >
> > --M@
>
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