Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=python.org; s=200901; t=1404235846; bh=9ND7pllFJNKIJXrviol0BBy+AB6XO34Zkl6XscEZ2nE=; h=Date:Subject:From:To:From; b=WyWTJL7wyr++1UWqNCza0dQSwYiSWfulUAtpYOnGwNC3qy9rBeS7n27TMIm6EP93H Z/6TRMuhuj31BgMDXL5CpbSmfjBAY5zOIdrw7SovBdh6PPSnym8wlsA8+4Fmx5NyOK +SOCBvRTud1ISNo6vE/3/ghZyShHz69TAMtj963Q= X-Spam-Status: OK 0.039 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.92; '*S*': 0.00; '(at': 0.04; 'over,': 0.07; 'python': 0.11; 'bug': 0.12; 'wrote': 0.14; 'mostly': 0.14; 'from:addr:skip': 0.16; 'maintainers': 0.16; 'pypi.': 0.16; 'from:addr:python.org': 0.16; 'sender:addr:gmail.com': 0.17; 'reports,': 0.19; 'work,': 0.20; 'written': 0.21; 'programming': 0.22; 'skip': 0.24; 'question': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; 'least': 0.26; 'tried': 0.27; 'point': 0.28; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'work.': 0.31; '(which': 0.31; 'maintaining': 0.32; 'ago': 0.33; 'subject:the': 0.34; "i'd": 0.34; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'rather': 0.38; 'hosted': 0.39; 'subject:" ': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'even': 0.60; 'skip:u 10': 0.60; 'happen': 0.63; 'interest': 0.64; 'home': 0.69; 'day': 0.76; 'abandon': 0.84; 'bike.': 0.84; 'exercise,': 0.84; 'riding': 0.84; 'subject:source': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=9ND7pllFJNKIJXrviol0BBy+AB6XO34Zkl6XscEZ2nE=; b=KBusO1eT0MrMWXG02sUmcEWWquHidgyCdh5LTXs0FNZXrj/hRcwib1jI1cs977/OJc eGzadd+2bdSrxr1s+uO6KqN4vm+IoVqW71I7qStaqyIXQ3alpAMKb1QAXLdAHPCfG1DE cBL4//FF4WOIVW/shzX4bgjVEDLI1+XSGCpcXNuO4/DmG52pMkMkMGXKWtu62nE1YMbk Csvuwjk6MZpxgSCXSdXjKmhP156kfe3eOya5LtJWB0NicVZuN6wOGWD92Zxkjf+OEdh6 QAstMmI2e+irvzQ4WhcF9NG8UBw7+IF9YTsF5bBWQTrLb/RZElY8s7oKLNYL4uQBEgy8 F/OQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.126.7 with SMTP id mu7mr42826779igb.20.1404235844794; Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:30:44 -0700 (PDT) Sender: skip.montanaro@gmail.com Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 12:30:44 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: Ss-IK5vvBCS9fHYOOBSD_dLRjD4 Subject: What's the "right" way to abandon an open source package? From: Skip Montanaro To: Python Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 18 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1404235848 news.xs4all.nl 2963 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:48178 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:73798 This is only Python-related because the package in question (lockfile at PyPI) is written in Python and hosted (at least in part) on PyPI. I have not had any interest in maintaining this package for a few years. I wrote it mostly as an exercise, and while I do happen to use it ever-so-slightly in my work, its state as of a few years ago is perfect for my modest needs. Working on it no longer scratches any itches for me. I'd much rather be out riding my bike. I'm at the point in my professional career that I no longer want to program at home after spending all day programming at work. I've tried to find people to take it over, but so far unsuccessfully. I continue to get bug reports, some from OS package maintainers or maintainers of applications which use lockfile. Lots of these people seem demanding of my time (which makes me even less interested in lockfile maintenance). Is there a "correct" way to abandon the damn thing? Thx, Skip