From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 16:02:00 +0200 From: Gilles Chanteperdrix Message-ID: <20150527140200.GW27570@hermes.click-hack.org> References: <20150527111126.2f03fa66@md1em3qc> <55658C9D.8020406@xenomai.org> <20150527130931.27f37fcb@md1em3qc> <5565AF40.3070502@xenomai.org> <20150527134318.GU27570@hermes.click-hack.org> <20150527155542.2bc5ff17@md1em3qc> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20150527155542.2bc5ff17@md1em3qc> Subject: Re: [Xenomai] [PATCH] debian: remove xeno-config from libxenomai-dev package List-Id: Discussions about the Xenomai project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Henning Schild Cc: xenomai@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 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.