On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Manfred Moser <[email protected]>wrote:
> My name is Manfred Moser and I would like to take over the project > ksoap2-android on google code to revamp maintenance by > > - applying some of my own patches > - applying some patches I received from various other community members > - creating a mailing list for project related communication > - updating the wiki to reflect the new state > - various other tasks that might come up > > My contact details among others are > > [email protected] > [email protected] > > http://github.com/mosabua > http://www.simpligility.com > Here are my answers to the take over related questions: > > [email protected] > > 1. How long has the project lay fallow? If less than 6 months, don't > be optimistic about being assigned ownership of the project. > > I have first contacted the project in March 2010 by creating issues > about it and posting comments on the issues. See e.g > http://code.google.com/p/ksoap2-android/issues/detail?id=18 > http://code.google.com/p/ksoap2-android/issues/detail?id=17 > > Later I have tried to contact the owner via email multiple times over > time. The last time I sent an email was last Tuesday. > > I have never heard anything back email, github or any forum or other venue. > > 2. Is there something "fishy" about the circumstances of the request? > People squat project names much as they do DNS names. > > No. > > 3. Is there code in that project? If so, it is much less likely that > we will reassign ownership of that project to you except for the > purpose of continuing development of that code. > > As stated above my github clone already has some enhancements and I > have received patches from other people that I will integrate as well. > > 4. Is the project scheduled for deletion? If so, we'll likely just > give it to you. > > Not that I am aware of. > > 5. Is the project you wish to take over a spam trap or hosting malware > or simply not open source? > > No. > > 6. Have you made an effort in good faith to contact the current > owners? What, if anything, did they have to say in reply? > > Yes. I contacted via email and on github multiple times but never > heard anything back. > > 7. Has one of the original developers died or otherwise dropped off > the grid in some fashion that you can describe to us? > > No that I am aware of. The upstream project on sourceforge is pretty > much dead too. I only want to focus on the android side so I am not > bothering with the sourceforge project. > > 8. Have you hosted malware, spam or non-open source content on Project > Hosting before? If so, don't be optimistic that we'll cooperate. > > No. > > --------------- > > Furthermore: > > For your reference here is my github clone of the repository with my > patches: > http://github.com/mosabua/ksoap2-android > > And my blog article about my patches: > > http://www.simpligility.com/2010/05/attribute-support-for-ksoap2-on-android/ > > If you need any further details please feel free to contact me via > email or google chat or skype or phone any time. > > skype: mosabua > gmail: mosabua > cell: 1 250 514 0135 > > I look forward to your response. > Everything seems in order; I've transferred ownership. As a personal favor, would you mind taking the project off the svn wagon? -Nathaniel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Project Hosting on Google Code" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en.
