[Portland] xdg-utils upstream status (Re: Bug#514882: lintian: please remove the su-to-root check in desktop files)

[wwp]

Hello Pablo,


On Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:10:34 +0200 Pablo Castellano <pablog.ubuntu at gmail.com> wrote:

> I also share the sadness of this project being almost unmaintained.
> 
> I opened an account request bug to collaborate in February 2010 and no
> replies. Can someone help me to get an account? I have continued
> submitting some patches, doing more bug triaging, updating the wiki and
> discussing things related to the development.
> 
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26669
> 
> 
> I have also migrated to Git and have a online daily updated git
> repository with portland.
> 
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28261
> 
> And the last, in July I proposed to postpone the three remaining bugs
> and release 1.1. But again, no replies.
> 
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23105
> 
> 
> In any case, I'm still willing to maintain or co-maintain xdg-utils.
[snip]

Maybe it's time to organize something over this entropy? Who has the
leader ship or is mastering, decide for this project?

I can also join the trip, providing (moderates) efforts at least on the
scripts, as this project serves the interests of a community that
matters to me, and few products at work also rely on it to properly
integrate to the Linux desktops.


Regards,

-- 
wwp
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