From: Dick Davies <rasputnik@...>
Date: 2004-04-01T10:26:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Dormant projects (was Status of AOP in Ruby)

Kero wrote:

> The Software we're talking about, by its very nature, is written in
> people's free time, for no compensation but the scratching of their own
> itch, can be left alone for extended periods of time for many reasons.
> That doesn't mean it's ditched, so don't go about assuming that.

> After the question is raised about a project being dead, you'll have to
> wait for, dunno, half a year? more? to give the owner time to respond.

Hear, hear. I can think of a dozen ruby packages I use on a regular 
basis that haven't been
updated for a couple of years. Either they're 'finished', or maybe the 
guys who wrote them
  are in prison? I don't care, they work well.

Asking someone to 'ping' RAA once a fortnight is unreasonable IMO.

> PS2: Tools like bitkeeper 

ACK! Heresy!

I like SubVersion myself :)