[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#857986: Bug#857986: npm: This pakcage is 3 years old? (consider removal)

Jonas Smedegaard jonas at jones.dk
Mon May 22 17:14:50 UTC 2017


Quoting Pirate Praveen (2017-05-22 16:10:32)
> On തിങ്കള്‍ 22 മെയ് 2017 06:41 വൈകു, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>> ...for the _initial_ packaging work.
>> 
>> We are package *maintainers*.
>
> If you have not realized, we are discussing about maintaining an 
> existing package. I think you have also not realized the meaning of 
> team maintained packages. The person who did the initial package need 
> not be the maintainer of the packager for ever. When there is enough 
> interest in the package, it will remain maintained else it gets 
> removed.

Exactly: Packages poorly _maintained_ should be removed.  E.g. npm!

My point in previous post was that focusing only on the workload for 
_initial_ packaging masks the actual real workload, which is being 
discussed here!


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