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  • From: Adam Clark <adamsgl AT dhbit.ca>
  • To: Ladislav Hagara <hgr AT vabo.cz>
  • Cc: jschmidt AT fnal.gov, sm-grimoire AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Grimoire]MAINTAINER ?
  • Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 10:31:59 -0700

Whoah, hang on a sec, let's not make this more complicated than it needs to
be.

I think what the field is supposed to be used for is very clear - the person
listed is supposed to maintain the spell. This system should work just fine
as it is, because even if a listed maintainer isn't a section guru, that
maintainer has the ability to send email, and emailing the section
maintainer with updates is what their 'job' should entail, no?

Granted, I think any spell that's been submitted that I've gone and put into
my section(s) has never been maintained by the listed maintainer. Perhaps
we simply make a note in the spell writing guide that if you're not prepared
to actually maintain a spell, then don't put your email address into the
maintainer field.

It shouldn't have to be any more complex than that... if a listed spell
maintainer isn't maintaining, then the section guru should be changing the
maintainer field.

I think the field is useful and for the most part, accurate.


On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:17:35 +0200
Ladislav Hagara <hgr AT vabo.cz> wrote:

> > personally, I use this field for several things: if there is a spell
> > maintainer listed for a spell in one of my sections, I rely on *them*
> > for:
>
> It is great if you have reliable MAINTAINERs.
> What about if MAINTAINER is nor reliable, or it does not use SourceMage
> already? Of course, if it is useful, there is not a reason to remove
> MAINTAINER entry.
>
> > 1. version update submissions (there are several packages I
> > haven't registered on FM for updates, etc.) 2. fixing the spell
> > if it breaks
>
> If somebody wants help we could let him/her do it.
> What about more smaller sections ?
> Is it possible to let maintainers of particular spells to adjust their
> spells without contact maintainer of all section ?
>
> > (that's why your name is all over my sections, Lace! ;^)
>
> :-))
> BTW, just now, spell gringotts was divided into two spells - gringotts and
> libgringotts (crypto library) - so we moved it with Eric (1.) from utils
> section to crypto section.
>
> - lace -
>
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