[Gardeners] CL Gardeners: good news, bad news, how to win big

[Erik Enge]

On 2/24/06, Nikodemus Siivola <nikodemus at random-state.net> wrote:
> (2) I agree with the basic issue. I think a reasonable approach in case
>     of clnet would be to make a fair effort to reach the original owner,
>     and give him ample time (say a year) to respond. If he doesn't
>     respond tar up the project as owned by him, and move the ownership
>     to the intrepid taker-ower. If he is ever back and upset, explain
>     the situation hand over the original tarball and offer to reinstate
>     it as the project in question moving the interim stuff elsewhere.

Yes.  Please CC admin at ... as you are mailing the owner to document
that you have tried to reach him over a period of time.  I think a
year is stretching it but I'd like to see at least a month without any
communication before we regard him as having no interest in the
project's future.

Comments welcome.

Erik.