On 16.04.20 09:58, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 3:34 AM Niels Möller <ni...@lysator.liu.se> wrote: >> >> Jeffrey Walton <noloa...@gmail.com> writes: >> >>> Does Nettle have backup maintainers? If so, can you name them and >>> provide their public keys in case something happens to Niels. >> >> I don't think the current situation warrants other preparations than the >> everyday risks of accidents and sudden illness. And I'm not aware of any >> practical preparations. > > I think that's a very bad idea. It is certainly not a good risk based > approach. > > Consider, companies have Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity > programs that plan for events with probabilities 1/11M (airplane > crash) or 1/500,000 (bus crash). > > You're claiming DR/BC is not needed for an event with a probability of > 1/14 (death in Sweden) or 1/24 (death in US). Those probability are > better odds then some games at a casino.
Jeff, if I get you correctly, you are concerned about what happens to the project in case Niels stops maintaining it, be it on purpose or accidentally. The answer is the same as for many projects with just one driver/maintainer - *anybody* is able to jump in and take over by forking the git repository. If Niels has resources (docs, web pages, etc) outside a public place, he could consider putting those into a public repository as well (his personal choice). That is one of the *huge* advantages of open source in comparison to closed source (e.g. companies that you cite). @Niels Thanks for giving insight to your living with the current situation. Sounds like pretty much the same as here in northern Germany. Wishing the best for everybody ! Regards, Tim
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