Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.011 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; '(at': 0.04; 'over,': 0.07; 'from:addr:ethan': 0.09; 'from:addr:stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'from:name:ethan furman': 0.09; 'message-id:@stoneleaf.us': 0.09; '~ethan~': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'bug': 0.12; 'wrote': 0.14; 'mostly': 0.14; 'maintainers': 0.16; 'pypi.': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'reports,': 0.19; 'work,': 0.20; 'written': 0.21; 'programming': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'skip': 0.24; 'question': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; 'least': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'tried': 0.27; 'point': 0.28; 'am,': 0.29; "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; 'there': 0.35; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; '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; 'received:173': 0.61; '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 Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:43:54 -0700 From: Ethan Furman User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:16.0) Gecko/20121010 Thunderbird/16.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: What's the "right" way to abandon an open source package? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator3304.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - stoneleaf.us X-BWhitelist: no X-Source-IP: 173.12.184.233 X-Exim-ID: 1X225x-0001tr-MH X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: ([173.12.184.233]) [173.12.184.233]:40733 X-Source-Auth: ethan+stoneleaf.us X-Email-Count: 1 X-Source-Cap: dG9idWs7dG9idWs7Z2F0b3IzMzA0Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= 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: 20 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1404238140 news.xs4all.nl 2832 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:58714 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:73801 On 07/01/2014 10:30 AM, Skip Montanaro wrote: > 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? I'm willing to take it on. -- ~Ethan~