[DRE-maint] [IMPORTANT] future of pkg-ruby-extras

[Lucas Nussbaum]

Hi,

The pkg-ruby-extras group has existed for a long time. It serves an
important purpose - but it has grown a bit crufty. This means, we have
several people listed who are not active in the group anymore, and we
have many packages nobody is taking care of. And that's not good.

As you might know, I have decided to reduce my involvement in Debian
Ruby (see http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/blog/?p=617 for details). I
don't know yet what I will continue to do, and it might very well be
"nothing".

During the last months, I feel that I was the main DD feeling
responsible for the pkg-ruby-extras team. While leaving, I don't want
to leave it in a bad state, so I'd like to clean up its state first.
There are two sides of it, team members and packages.

1) Team members
We currently have 52 team members listed on alioth, which is a lot
considered the number of active members.

So, if you want to stay a member of the team (which is fine, I
encourage you to continue to contribute to the team, and I'm also
planning to stay a member for now!), please reply to this mail within
the following two weeks, stating your alioth login. If you don't
reply, you will be removed from the team.

For reference, here is the list of team members:
acornet
ant0no-guest
ari
beatle-guest
binarymutant-guest
brettg-guest
btm-guest
cilibrar
daigo
daiki-guest
damog
deepak-guest
dmoerner-guest
dnusinow
drazzib
duck
filipe-guest
flavorjones-guest
florian-guest
fourmond
gothicx-guest
gwolf
jtimberman-guest
kapouer-guest
komar-guest
lazzarello-guest
leandronunes-guest
lucas
micah
michi-guest
mlc-guest
mstapelberg-guest
ondrej
paulvt
rnhurt-guest
roberto
ryan
sanxiyn-guest
seb
sharky
sjoerd
smash-guest
spamaps-guest
spk-guest
synrg
terceiro-guest
tiber-guest
val-guest
vinc-mai-guest
wdaniels-guest
zoso

2) Packages
The team is currently Maintainer or Uploader for 169 packages. While we have
some very actively (and well) maintained packages, it's quite clear that, for
most of them, nobody has been caring about them for a long time.

Please reply to this mail, stating which packages you care about and
want to continue to maintain as part of the team. Also, if you
worked on any of the mentioned packages and do not feel it is needed
anymore, please tell me so we can remove it more easily. I will orphan
the packages without someone willing to maintain them — And, if they
have not been part of any stable release and have no rdepends, I will
request the release managers to remove them from Squeeze (and later
on, possibly from Debian).

Full list of source packages: (dd-list below for convenience)
activeldap
camping
capistrano
chef
coderay
compass-susy-plugin
ctioga
dnsruby
feed2imap
hobix
kwalify
libaddressable-ruby
libamazonec2-ruby
libbackgroundrb-ruby
libbarby-ruby
libbluecloth-ruby
libbreakpoint-ruby
libbuilder-ruby
libbunny-ruby
libcairo-ruby
libcmd-ruby
libcmdparse2-ruby
libcolor-tools-ruby
libcommandline-ruby
libcompass-ruby
libcomplearn-ruby
libdaemons-ruby
libdataobjects-mysql-ruby
libdataobjects-postgres-ruby
libdataobjects-ruby
libdataobjects-sqlite3-ruby
libdb-ruby
libdbus-ruby
libdifflcs-ruby
libevent-loop-ruby
libeventmachine-ruby
libextlib-ruby
libfacets-ruby
libfakefs-ruby
libfeedparser-ruby
libfeedtools-ruby
libferret-ruby
libffi-ruby
libflexmock-ruby
libform-validator-ruby
libfssm-ruby
libfusefs-ruby
libgd-ruby
libgemplugin-ruby
libgems-ruby
libgettext-activerecord-ruby
libgettext-rails-ruby
libglobalhotkeys-ruby
libgnuplot-ruby
libgooglecharts-ruby
libgpgme-ruby
libgruff-ruby
libgsl-ruby
libhaml-ruby
libheckle-ruby
libhighline-ruby
libhmac-ruby
libhpricot-ruby
libhtmlentities-ruby
libhttp-access2-ruby
libi18n-ruby
libihelp-ruby
libimage-science-ruby
libinline-ruby
libinnate-ruby
libinotify-ruby
libintl-gettext-ruby
libjson-ruby
libkrb5-ruby
liblocale-rails-ruby
liblog4r-ruby
libmarkaby-ruby
libmaruku-ruby
libmemcache-client-ruby
libmetaid-ruby
libmixlib-authentication-ruby
libmixlib-cli-ruby
libmixlib-config-ruby
libmixlib-log-ruby
libmmap-ruby
libmocha-ruby
libnarray-ruby
libnet-scp-ruby
libnet-sftp2-ruby
libnet-ssh-gateway-ruby
libnet-ssh-multi-ruby
libnet-ssh2-ruby
libnet-tftp-ruby
libnokogiri-ruby
libodbc-ruby
libogginfo-ruby
libole-ruby
libopen4-ruby
libopengl-ruby
libopenid-ruby
libpacket-ruby
libparsetree-ruby
libpassword-ruby
libpcap-ruby
libpdf-writer-ruby
libprawn-ruby
libprogressbar-ruby
librack-ruby
libramaze-ruby
librb-inotify-ruby
librestclient-ruby
librevolution-ruby
librmagick-ruby
librqrcode-ruby
librspec-ruby
libruby-extras
libruby2ruby-ruby
libsdl-ruby
libserialport-ruby
libsetup-ruby
libsexp-processor-ruby
libshoulda-ruby
libsinatra-ruby
libspreadsheet-ruby
libstomp-ruby
libsvg-ruby
libsvm-ruby
libsystemu-ruby
libterm-ansicolor-ruby
libtermios-ruby
libtext-format-ruby
libtioga-ruby
libtorrent-ruby
libtransaction-simple-ruby
libtzinfo-ruby
libusb-ruby
libuuidtools-ruby
libvalidatable-ruby
libwill-paginate-ruby
libwirble-ruby
libwww-delicious-ruby
libwww-mechanize-ruby
libxml-parser-ruby
libxml-ruby
libxmpp4r-ruby
libxslt-ruby
libxtemplate-ruby1.8
libyadis-ruby
libzoom-ruby
mahoro
merb
moneta
mongrel
mongrel-cluster
ncurses-ruby
ohai
passenger
rbot
rcov
redmine
redmine-plugin-botsfilter
ruby-gnome2
ruby-pkg-tools
ruby-taglib
stompserver
thin
tokyocabinet-ruby
webgen0.4
webgen0.5

DD-list:
Marc Dequènes (Duck) <Duck at DuckCorp.org>
   activeldap
   kwalify
   libbuilder-ruby (U)
   libfacets-ruby
   libfeedtools-ruby
   libuuidtools-ruby
   rbot
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)
   tokyocabinet-ruby (U)
   webgen0.5 (U)

Micah Anderson <micah at debian.org>
   compass-susy-plugin
   libcompass-ruby
   libffi-ruby
   libfssm-ruby
   libgpgme-ruby (U)
   libhaml-ruby (U)
   libhpricot-ruby (U)
   libpacket-ruby (U)
   libpassword-ruby
   librb-inotify-ruby
   passenger (U)
   rcov

Ben Armstrong <synrg at sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca>
   libterm-ansicolor-ruby

Laurent Arnoud <laurent at spkdev.net>
   tokyocabinet-ruby

Vincent Carmona <vinc4mai at gmail.com>
   libglobalhotkeys-ruby

Rudi Cilibrasi <cilibrar at cilibrar.com>
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Rudi Cilibrasi <cilibrar at debian.org>
   libsvm-ruby (U)

Arnaud Cornet <acornet at debian.org>
   libmmap-ruby
   libserialport-ruby
   ruby-gnome2
   webgen0.4
   webgen0.5

Arnaud Cornet <arnaud.cornet at gmail.com>
   libbluecloth-ruby
   libbuilder-ruby
   libcmdparse2-ruby
   libdbus-ruby (U)
   libfusefs-ruby
   libtorrent-ruby
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Sebastien Delafond <seb at debian.org>
   libdataobjects-mysql-ruby
   libdataobjects-postgres-ruby
   libdataobjects-sqlite3-ruby
   libheckle-ruby

Vincent Fourmond <vincent.fourmond at 9online.fr>
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Vincent Fourmond <fourmond at debian.org>
   ctioga
   libintl-gettext-ruby
   libmaruku-ruby
   librmagick-ruby (U)
   libsetup-ruby (U)
   libtioga-ruby
   webgen0.4 (U)

David Moreno Garza <damog at debian.org>
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Tobias Grimm <etobi at debian.org>
   libdifflcs-ruby
   libfakefs-ruby
   libheckle-ruby (U)
   libinline-ruby (U)
   libparsetree-ruby
   librspec-ruby
   libruby2ruby-ruby (U)
   libsexp-processor-ruby (U)

Maxim Komar <komar at ukr.net>
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Jeremy Lainé <jeremy.laine at m4x.org>
   libhtmlentities-ruby
   mongrel-cluster

Jérémy Lal <kapouer at melix.org>
   redmine
   redmine-plugin-botsfilter

Filipe Lautert <filipe at icewall.org>
   libdaemons-ruby
   libform-validator-ruby
   libxslt-ruby

Filipe Lautert <filipe at debian.org>
   libgemplugin-ruby
   libxml-parser-ruby
   libxml-ruby
   mongrel
   passenger (U)

Filipe Lautert <filipelautert at celepar.pr.gov.br>
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Christopher Lunsford <binarymutant at gmail.com>
   capistrano
   libnet-scp-ruby
   libnet-sftp2-ruby
   libnet-ssh-gateway-ruby
   libnet-ssh2-ruby
   libwww-delicious-ruby

Bryan McLellan <btm at loftninjas.org>
   libbunny-ruby
   libextlib-ruby
   libstomp-ruby
   libsystemu-ruby
   stompserver

David Moreno <damog at debian.org>
   passenger (U)

Daigo Moriwaki <daigo at debian.org>
   libeventmachine-ruby
   libgems-ruby
   libgsl-ruby
   libhmac-ruby
   libnarray-ruby
   libodbc-ruby
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Ryan Niebur <ryanryan52 at gmail.com>
   libbackgroundrb-ruby
   libeventmachine-ruby (U)
   libgooglecharts-ruby
   libhaml-ruby (U)
   libhighline-ruby
   libhttp-access2-ruby
   libinline-ruby (U)
   libinotify-ruby
   libjson-ruby
   libkrb5-ruby
   libopenid-ruby (U)
   libpacket-ruby
   libpassword-ruby (U)
   libprawn-ruby (U)
   librqrcode-ruby (U)
   libwirble-ruby (U)
   libwww-mechanize-ruby
   libxml-ruby (U)
   libzoom-ruby
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)
   thin

Ryan Niebur <ryan at debian.org>
   libhpricot-ruby
   libnokogiri-ruby
   libole-ruby (U)
   librack-ruby
   libspreadsheet-ruby (U)

David Nusinow <dnusinow at debian.org>
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Lucas Nussbaum <lucas at lucas-nussbaum.net>
   feed2imap
   libdb-ruby (U)
   libfeedparser-ruby
   libgnuplot-ruby
   librestclient-ruby
   libsetup-ruby (U)
   libtermios-ruby
   libxmpp4r-ruby
   mahoro (U)
   ncurses-ruby (U)
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)
   ruby-taglib (U)

Ari Pollak <ari at debian.org>
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Damien Raude-Morvan <drazzib at debian.org>
   libamazonec2-ruby

Thierry Reding <thierry at doppeltgemoppelt.de>
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Athena Capital Research <acr-debian at athenacr.com>
   libflexmock-ruby
   libi18n-ruby
   libmemcache-client-ruby
   libopen4-ruby
   libtzinfo-ruby

Patrick Ringl <patrick_ at freenet.de>
   libinline-ruby
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Roberto C. Sanchez <roberto at connexer.com>
   libflexmock-ruby (U)
   libi18n-ruby (U)
   libmemcache-client-ruby (U)
   libopen4-ruby (U)
   libtzinfo-ruby (U)

Leandro Nunes dos Santos <leandronunes at colivre.coop.br>
   libferret-ruby (U)

Michael Schutte <m.schutte.jr at gmail.com>
   libdb-ruby (U)
   ruby-gnome2 (U)
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Michael Schutte <michi at uiae.at>
   libsvm-ruby (U)
   libxslt-ruby (U)

Ondřej Surý <ondrej at debian.org>
   dnsruby

Antonio Terceiro <terceiro at softwarelivre.org>
   libdb-ruby (U)
   libferret-ruby
   libgd-ruby (U)
   libhmac-ruby (U)
   libjson-ruby (U)
   libmocha-ruby
   libopenid-ruby
   librmagick-ruby (U)
   libshoulda-ruby
   libsvg-ruby (U)
   libyadis-ruby
   ruby-gnome2 (U)
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Paul van Tilburg <paulvt at debian.org>
   camping
   hobix
   libbackgroundrb-ruby (U)
   libbluecloth-ruby (U)
   libbreakpoint-ruby
   libbuilder-ruby (U)
   libcairo-ruby
   libcmd-ruby
   libcommandline-ruby (U)
   libdaemons-ruby (U)
   libdbus-ruby
   libdifflcs-ruby (U)
   libevent-loop-ruby (U)
   libferret-ruby (U)
   libform-validator-ruby (U)
   libfusefs-ruby (U)
   libgd-ruby
   libgemplugin-ruby (U)
   libgruff-ruby (U)
   libhighline-ruby (U)
   libhmac-ruby (U)
   libihelp-ruby (U)
   libinline-ruby (U)
   libjson-ruby (U)
   liblog4r-ruby
   libmarkaby-ruby
   libmixlib-cli-ruby (U)
   libmixlib-config-ruby (U)
   libmixlib-log-ruby (U)
   libmmap-ruby (U)
   libmocha-ruby (U)
   libnet-tftp-ruby (U)
   libogginfo-ruby (U)
   libopengl-ruby
   libopenid-ruby (U)
   libpcap-ruby
   libprogressbar-ruby
   librack-ruby (U)
   librevolution-ruby
   libruby-extras
   libsdl-ruby
   libserialport-ruby (U)
   libsvg-ruby
   libsvm-ruby (U)
   libtermios-ruby (U)
   libtext-format-ruby (U)
   libwww-delicious-ruby (U)
   libxml-ruby (U)
   libxslt-ruby (U)
   libyadis-ruby (U)
   mongrel (U)
   ruby-gnome2 (U)
   ruby-pkg-tools
   tokyocabinet-ruby (U)

Joshua Timberman <joshua at opscode.com>
   chef
   coderay
   libmixlib-authentication-ruby
   libmixlib-cli-ruby
   libmixlib-config-ruby
   libmixlib-log-ruby
   libnet-ssh-multi-ruby
   merb
   merb (U)
   moneta
   ohai
   stompserver (U)

Deepak Tripathi <apenguinlinux at gmail.com>
   activeldap (U)
   capistrano (U)
   libcompass-ruby (U)
   libcomplearn-ruby
   libgsl-ruby (U)
   libhaml-ruby (U)
   libhtmlentities-ruby (U)
   libi18n-ruby (U)
   libinnate-ruby
   libmetaid-ruby
   libmixlib-cli-ruby (U)
   libnet-tftp-ruby
   libodbc-ruby (U)
   libopengl-ruby (U)
   libramaze-ruby
   librestclient-ruby (U)
   libsdl-ruby (U)
   libvalidatable-ruby
   libxml-parser-ruby (U)
   libzoom-ruby (U)

Deepak Tripathi <deepak at debian.org>
   libaddressable-ruby
   libdataobjects-ruby

Daiki Ueno <ueno at unixuser.org>
   libusb-ruby

Laurent Vallar <val at zbla.net>
   libsinatra-ruby

Esteban Manchado Velázquez <zoso at debian.org>
   libcommandline-ruby
   libihelp-ruby
   libtext-format-ruby
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

Gunnar Wolf <gwolf at debian.org>
   libbarby-ruby
   libcolor-tools-ruby
   libdb-ruby (U)
   libevent-loop-ruby
   libgettext-activerecord-ruby
   libgettext-rails-ruby
   libgpgme-ruby
   libgruff-ruby
   libhaml-ruby
   libhttp-access2-ruby (U)
   libimage-science-ruby
   libinline-ruby (U)
   liblocale-rails-ruby
   liblog4r-ruby (U)
   libnet-scp-ruby (U)
   libnet-sftp2-ruby (U)
   libogginfo-ruby
   libole-ruby
   libpacket-ruby (U)
   libpdf-writer-ruby
   libprawn-ruby
   librmagick-ruby (U)
   librqrcode-ruby
   libspreadsheet-ruby
   libtransaction-simple-ruby
   libtzinfo-ruby (U)
   libwill-paginate-ruby
   libwirble-ruby
   libwww-mechanize-ruby (U)
   libxtemplate-ruby1.8 (U)
   mongrel (U)
   mongrel-cluster (U)
   ruby-pkg-tools (U)

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