linux-kernel - Re: util-linux: orphan

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Date:	Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:49:10 +0100
From:	Matthias Koenig <mkoenig@...e.de>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
Cc:	Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Henne Vogelsang <hvogel@...e.de>, Olaf Hering <olh@...e.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: util-linux: orphan

Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de> 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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