Hi All
On 04/09/13 01:56, Matt S Trout wrote:
On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 10:56:38AM -0400, brian d foy wrote:
I'd take more caution with this. So far we've been able to keep the
reputation that we're not in a rush to take over people's modules and
that we do so methodically, deliberately, and respectfully.
Sure, but Adam Kennedy has always advocated a collaborative approach to
this sort of thing and has long since had a policy of "anybody with a clue
willing to do cleanup work should be allowed to" - I've helped him build out
teams on that basis plenty of times, as have quite a few people who're active
in the community.
If it was somebody else's code, I'd agree that caution would be important,
but in this case I really don't foresee a problem.
I do understand the concern, and it's not always a simple decision.
You've probably confronted all the factors before, although in this case
it's a utf8 (i.e. universal) problem, not just a for-personal-use issue.
When I did email him directly with a fore-warning, his reply was
(more-or-less) instantaneous. After that, it's a judgment call as to how
long to wait. And to that there is no precise answer...
Next time...
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