From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1MBVkU-0005nj-Ki for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:17:58 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MBVkS-0005lA-Rb for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:17:56 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MBVkN-0005dA-H6 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:17:56 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=36089 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MBVkN-0005cv-CP for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:17:51 -0400 Received: from smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.24]:4610) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MBVkN-000709-09 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:17:51 -0400 Received: from marco (249-174.surfsnel.dsl.internl.net [145.99.174.249]) by smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n52FHkhZ094383; Tue, 2 Jun 2009 17:17:47 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from mgerards@xs4all.nl) From: Marco Gerards To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <1243863443.11160.10.camel@mj> <1243937582.3400.15.camel@fz.local> <20090602.034859.190478201.davem@davemloft.net> Mail-Copies-To: mgerards@xs4all.nl Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:17:46 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20090602.034859.190478201.davem@davemloft.net> (David Miller's message of "Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:48:59 -0700 (PDT)") Message-ID: <874ouysm05.fsf@xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: FreeBSD 4.6-4.9 Cc: fzielcke@z-51.de Subject: Re: Data loss at savannah.gnu.org X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:17:57 -0000 David Miller writes: > From: Felix Zielcke > Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:13:02 +0200 > >> Unfortunately Okuji already objected against git [0] > > That was a year and a half ago, and how much has Okuji even made > postings to this mailing list lately? > > Remind me what the definition of "maintainer" is? > > I think the people actually doing the work of implementing things and > fixing bugs should make this decision, rather than someone who hasn't > the time to contribute in any way at all. No offense, but didn't Okuji implement more than most of us did? He actually wrote all the intial code of GRUB 2 from scratch. Besides that, a maintainer has to take care that the project remains a true GNU project. -- Marco