[gentoo-dev] [Fwd: Re: [gentoo-core] Proposal: New Bugzilla resolution: NEEDMAINTAINER]

[gentoo-dev] [Fwd: Re: [gentoo-core] Proposal: New Bugzilla resolution: NEEDMAINTAINER]

[Robert Paskowitz]

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From: Robert Paskowitz <r2d2@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-core@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-core] Proposal: New Bugzilla resolution: NEEDMAINTAINER
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 22:38:55 -0400
Message-ID: <42ACF1BF.3080801@gentoo.org>

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Would, RESOLVED LATER, with 'need maintainer' in the status whiteboard
not be suitable? for the purpose of pulling queries, it's just as affective.

Robert

Markus Nigbur wrote:
> Hi gang,
> 
> I just (again) noticed I'm currently the only active developer of the
> desktop-misc herd, which is going to change as soon as the recruitment
> process is reopened again.
> About 80% of all bugs assigned to desktop-misc are new ebuild
> submissions for software which either falls into no other graphical
> application herds responsibility or applications that are not wanted by
> the relevant herds. Which is just fine, I don't want to hear any whining
> here, it's one of the purposes of the desktop-misc herd.
> 
> Anyway, as I've already said I'm the _currently_ the only active herd
> member and simply cannot take the responsibility of about 100 new
> packages.
> Therefor I suggest introducing a new keyword to bugzilla's resolution
> list, called NEEDMAINTAINER.
> With this new keyword everyone could compile a list of currently
> unmaintained packages and just take the ones he likes. Additionally this
> would be a great opportunity for non-developers for starting their
> carrier within Gentoo.
> 
> PS: If I'm repeating my self.. It's 4:30am and I'm awake for 68 hours,
> so..
> 
> Regards, 
>   Markus
> 
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Re: [gentoo-dev] [Fwd: Re: [gentoo-core] Proposal: New Bugzilla resolution: NEEDMAINTAINER]

[Markus Nigbur]

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On Monday 13 June 2005 04:42, Robert Paskowitz wrote:
> Would, RESOLVED LATER, with 'need maintainer' in the status whiteboard
> not be suitable? for the purpose of pulling queries, it's just as
> affective.
>
> Robert

Probably, yes. It'd be just quicker/more organized way of doing it.

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