RE: Picking up development of dmraid
Mark-Willem Jansen <[email protected]> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:48:25 +0200
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--===============7682226510602222212== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_141f5c9a-3016-4311-a3e8-4c57ae1f716b_" --_141f5c9a-3016-4311-a3e8-4c57ae1f716b_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Curtis=2C It looks like I am in good company here. Now I just need to find a way to c= ontact Karel Zak. I have found a redhat email adres on the internet=2C but = maybe you know a better way to contact him. Regards=2C Mark-Willem Jansen > Date: Wed=2C 18 Jul 2012 10:34:58 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Picking up development of dmraid >=20 > Hi Mark=2C >=20 > This is great news that you are interested in furthering the development= =20 > of dmraid. >=20 > Ideally=2C the current maintainer of dmraid would consider migrating the= =20 > maintenance duties to you. As far as I know=2C Heinz Mauelshagen is the= =20 > current maintainer. >=20 > Heinz=2C >=20 > If you are following this list it would be good to hear from you. >=20 >=20 > Phillip Susi has created some dmraid patches that have been awaiting=20 > review for a long while. As such it would be great to have a more=20 > active maintainer for dmraid. >=20 > If no response is received from Heinz=2C then a fork might be the next=20 > best way to proceed. For the util-linux package=2C the fork was named=20 > util-linux-ng where I think "ng" stood for "next generation". Eventually= =20 > the util-linux-ng project took over from the unmaintained util-linux=20 > project to become util-linux once again. >=20 > I believe that Karel Zak is the maintainer for util-linux (ng) so he=20 > might have some good advice regarding forking a project. >=20 > Regards=2C > Curtis Gedak > (Maintainer of GParted) >=20 > On 12-07-18 02:20 AM=2C Mark-Willem Jansen wrote: > > Dear dmraid developers=2C > > > > Sometime in this mail-list it was said that the program dmraid was in=20 > > maintaining mode and not further developed anymore. In the meantime=20 > > the dm-developement team has put out new dm-target=2C which can be used= =20 > > by the tool. > > > > I would like to fork the latest RC and put on github=2C to continue=20 > > developing the tool. I will give it a slightly new name=2C so people=20 > > will not confuse it with the original. My plan is to add the support=20 > > for new dm-targets and also implement more partition tables=2C starting= =20 > > with GPT. > > > > I am not really good at generating new names=2C but here are some ideas= . > > > > dmraid-fbmw (forked by Mark-Willem) > > dmraid-fu (follow-up) > > dmraid-ext (extended version) > > > > So my question which name you think is a good one for the forked? > > > > And who can I connect if I have some questions about the tool. > > > > Greetings=2C > > > > Mark-Willem Jansen > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ataraid-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list >=20 >=20 = --_141f5c9a-3016-4311-a3e8-4c57ae1f716b_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt=3B font-family:Tahoma } --></style></head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'> Hi Curtis=2C<br><BR><br><BR>It looks like I am in good company here. Now I = just need to find a way to contact Karel Zak. I have found a redhat email a= dres on the internet=2C but maybe you know a better way to contact him.<BR>= <br><BR>Regards=2C<BR><br><BR>Mark-Willem Jansen<BR><br><br><div>>=3B Dat= e: Wed=2C 18 Jul 2012 10:34:58 -0600<br>>=3B From: [email protected]<br>&g= t=3B To: [email protected]<br>>=3B CC: [email protected]<br>&g= t=3B Subject: Re: Picking up development of dmraid<br>>=3B <br>>=3B Hi = Mark=2C<br>>=3B <br>>=3B This is great news that you are interested in = furthering the development <br>>=3B of dmraid.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B Ideal= ly=2C the current maintainer of dmraid would consider migrating the <br>>= =3B maintenance duties to you. As far as I know=2C Heinz Mauelshagen is th= e <br>>=3B current maintainer.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B Heinz=2C<br>>= =3B <br>>=3B If you are following this list it would be good to hea= r from you.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B <br>>=3B Phillip Susi has created some d= mraid patches that have been awaiting <br>>=3B review for a long while. = As such it would be great to have a more <br>>=3B active maintainer for d= mraid.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B If no response is received from Heinz=2C then a= fork might be the next <br>>=3B best way to proceed. For the util-linux= package=2C the fork was named <br>>=3B util-linux-ng where I think "ng" = stood for "next generation". Eventually <br>>=3B the util-linux-ng projec= t took over from the unmaintained util-linux <br>>=3B project to become u= til-linux once again.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B I believe that Karel Zak is the = maintainer for util-linux (ng) so he <br>>=3B might have some good advice= regarding forking a project.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B Regards=2C<br>>=3B Cur= tis Gedak<br>>=3B (Maintainer of GParted)<br>>=3B <br>>=3B On 12-07-1= 8 02:20 AM=2C Mark-Willem Jansen wrote:<br>>=3B >=3B Dear dmraid develo= pers=2C<br>>=3B >=3B<br>>=3B >=3B Sometime in this mail-list it was= said that the program dmraid was in <br>>=3B >=3B maintaining mode and= not further developed anymore. In the meantime <br>>=3B >=3B the dm-de= velopement team has put out new dm-target=2C which can be used <br>>=3B &= gt=3B by the tool.<br>>=3B >=3B<br>>=3B >=3B I would like to fork t= he latest RC and put on github=2C to continue <br>>=3B >=3B developing = the tool. I will give it a slightly new name=2C so people <br>>=3B >=3B= will not confuse it with the original. My plan is to add the support <br>&= gt=3B >=3B for new dm-targets and also implement more partition tables=2C= starting <br>>=3B >=3B with GPT.<br>>=3B >=3B<br>>=3B >=3B I a= m not really good at generating new names=2C but here are some ideas.<br>&g= t=3B >=3B<br>>=3B >=3B dmraid-fbmw (forked by Mark-Willem)<br>>=3B = >=3B dmraid-fu (follow-up)<br>>=3B >=3B dmraid-ext (extended version)= <br>>=3B >=3B<br>>=3B >=3B So my question which name you think is a= good one for the forked?<br>>=3B >=3B<br>>=3B >=3B And who can I c= onnect if I have some questions about the tool.<br>>=3B >=3B<br>>=3B = >=3B Greetings=2C<br>>=3B >=3B<br>>=3B >=3B Mark-Willem Jansen<br= >>=3B >=3B<br>>=3B >=3B<br>>=3B >=3B<br>>=3B >=3B _________= ______________________________________<br>>=3B >=3B Ataraid-list mailin= g list<br>>=3B >=3B [email protected]<br>>=3B >=3B https://ww= w.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list<br>>=3B <br>>=3B <br></div> = </div></body> </html>= --_141f5c9a-3016-4311-a3e8-4c57ae1f716b_-- --===============7682226510602222212== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Ataraid-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list --===============7682226510602222212==--