Re: [Xenomai] [PATCH] debian: remove xeno-config from libxenomai-dev package

[Gilles Chanteperdrix <gilles.chanteperdrix@xenomai.org>]

On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 03:55:42PM +0200, Henning Schild wrote:
> On Wed, 27 May 2015 15:43:18 +0200
> Gilles Chanteperdrix <gilles.chanteperdrix@xenomai.org> wrote:
> 
> > In any case, I am no longer running Debian on my desktop, and
> > restarting a server to test a Xenomai release is out of the
> > question, so it would not be easy for me to test Debian packaging.
> > Since we do not really have a Debian maintainer (and we never did
> > really have one judging by the work the person that claimed to be
> > one did), I would be in favor of dropping the ball and removing the
> > debian directory, unless someone steps up for assuming this role,
> > but I mean, with a real intention of commitment to the task.
> 
> I am not sure to what degree i can guarantee my personal commitment,
> that will depend on project assignments. At the moment we are back to
> a working state so please do not drop it.
> We at Siemens will continue to have a need for it, and will continue to
> recognize when it breaks. I hope that is enough commitment for now ;).

I see more a maintainer as someone who takes responsibility for
something, than someone who just "patches it up when it is broken".
The latter is what we had until now.

-- 
					    Gilles.