Re: util-linux: orphan

From: Matthias Koenig
Date: Mon Dec 18 2006 - 05:51:15 EST


Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> after few weeks I'm pleased to announce a new "util-linux-ng" project. This
>> project is a fork of the original util-linux (2.13-pre7).
>>
>> The goal of the project is to move util-linux code back to useful state, sync
>> with actual distributions and kernel and make development more transparent end
>> open.
>
> If Adrian [ http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/11/9/262 ] does not want to be
> the maintainer, ask if you can take over, including the name.

Well, there hasn't been any response since about one month. I think the decision
to fork in this situation is reasonable. We all hope that it will be just a
temporary fork.

Matthias

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