RE: The end of an era, and the dawn of a new one

| "owner" is a very strong word: I think other projects have had problems
| where e.g. owners have found themselves without time to deal with
| patches submitted, but have been unwilling to let anyone else touch
| "their" code.
| 
| Perhaps we could have "maintainers" instead?

I like "owner" exactly because it is strong. It encourages a sense of, well, ownership.  "Maintainer" sounds more like a service role.

I think we can put words around it that make it clear what we have in mind. It's a first-among-equals role, not total control.  But I'd be happy to learn from other projects.

Simon