Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: "José María Alonso" <nimiux@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-dev-announce] Packages up for grabs -- xmerlin, yoswink, chtekk, omp, tantive, mueli, bluebird, hncaldwell, caleb
Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:13:58
Message-Id: 20100608111406.GA2132@muiri
1 On Wed, Jun 02, 2010 at 09:18:50AM +0200, Torsten Veller wrote:
2 > Here's a bunch of packages up for grabs, due to maintainers retiring..
3 >
4 > maintainer-needed
5 > -----------------
6 > app-admin/ec2-ami-tools
7 > app-admin/ec2-api-tools
8 > app-admin/gentoo-rsync-mirror
9 > app-admin/monit
10 > app-admin/rackview
11 > app-admin/tenshi proxy-maintenance
12 > app-backup/hdup
13 > app-doc/repodoc
14 > app-editors/efte
15 > app-editors/xmlcopyeditor
16 > app-forensics/samhain
17 > app-misc/anki
18 > app-misc/beanstalkd
19 > app-misc/ompload
20 > app-misc/sphinx
21 > app-text/tabler
22 > dev-cpp/libmcpp
23 > dev-db/sqldeveloper
24 > dev-libs/newt
25 > dev-libs/pcl
26 > dev-libs/vanessa-adt
27 > dev-libs/vanessa-logger
28 > dev-python/IcePy
29 > dev-python/boto
30 > dev-python/morbid
31 > dev-python/pyaudio
32 > dev-python/stomper
33 > dev-ruby/IceRuby
34 > dev-util/lockrun
35 > media-video/qt-faststart
36 > net-analyzer/nagios-check_logfiles
37 > net-analyzer/nagircbot
38 > net-analyzer/pnp4nagios
39 > net-ftp/pureadmin
40 > net-libs/vanessa-mcast
41 > net-libs/vanessa-socket
42 > net-mail/renattach
43 > net-misc/clipgrab
44 > net-misc/orbited
45 > net-misc/rabbitmq-server
46 > sys-apps/raidutils
47 > sys-block/cec
48 > sys-fs/s3backer
49 > sys-fs/s3fs
50 > sys-libs/libixp
51 > x11-apps/xwarppointer
52 > x11-misc/blockdpy
53 > x11-plugins/wmstickynotes
54 >
55 >
56 > For the below listed herds/people, this should just be considered a reminder
57 > on what packages just got dumped in your lap/which metadata I touched:
58 >
59 > app-admin/conky billie,dragonheart
60 > app-crypt/kstart kerberos
61 > app-misc/fsniper shell-tools
62 > app-text/epdfview printing
63 > dev-db/couchdb djc
64 > dev-lang/falcon lang-misc
65 > dev-libs/ace cpp,dragonheart
66 > dev-perl/IO-BufferedSelect perl,proxy-maintenance
67 > dev-perl/Mail-ClamAV perl
68 > dev-python/processing python
69 > dev-python/python-fastcgi python
70 > dev-python/shm python
71 > dev-ruby/id3lib-ruby ruby
72 > media-gfx/mirage graphics
73 > media-sound/ncmpc sound
74 > media-sound/omptagger sound
75 > net-analyzer/smokeping pva
76 > net-ftp/proftpd net-ftp
77 > net-im/ejabberd net-im
78 > net-mail/mlmmj net-mail
79 > net-misc/cfengine ramereth,sysadmin
80 > net-misc/corkscrew sysadmin
81 > sci-electronics/splat sci-electronics
82 > sys-block/aoetools base-system
83 > sys-block/partimage base-system
84 > sys-cluster/hpl hp-cluster
85 > sys-cluster/pconsole hp-cluster
86 > sys-devel/icecream hp-cluster
87 > sys-libs/db base-system,pauldv
88 > www-apache/mod_security apache,flameeyes
89 > www-apps/scgi apache
90 > x11-libs/qwt sci
91 > x11-misc/dmenu desktop-misc,cedk
92 > x11-misc/nitrogen desktop-misc
93 > x11-misc/obconf desktop-wm
94 > x11-misc/obmenu desktop-wm
95 > x11-terms/clusterssh hp-cluster
96 > x11-wm/wmii desktop-wm
97 >
98
99 I would be very pleased to maintain this package:
100
101 > app-doc/repodoc
102
103 I am not an ebuild developer, I belong to the Spanish
104 translation team (to which I joined recently). One of
105 our former leads (yoswink) maintained this package, it
106 is a pity to abandon it.
107 I would like to maintain gentoo packages in the future,
108 so I think this is a good start point.
109 Currently I am reading the Developers Guide, to know
110 how the gentoo stuff works.
111
112 Is there any chance I can maintain this package?. What do
113 I have to do?.
114
115 Thanks.

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