From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sa-prd-fep-044.btinternet.com (mailomta13-sa.btinternet.com [213.120.69.19]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4A8753856DF8 for ; Wed, 1 Jun 2022 17:53:59 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 4A8753856DF8 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=dronecode.org.uk Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=dronecode.org.uk Received: from sa-prd-rgout-002.btmx-prd.synchronoss.net ([10.2.38.5]) by sa-prd-fep-044.btinternet.com with ESMTP id <20220601175358.WYMP3230.sa-prd-fep-044.btinternet.com@sa-prd-rgout-002.btmx-prd.synchronoss.net>; Wed, 1 Jun 2022 18:53:58 +0100 Authentication-Results: btinternet.com; auth=pass (PLAIN) smtp.auth=jonturney@btinternet.com; bimi=skipped X-SNCR-Rigid: 6139417C27249283 X-Originating-IP: [86.139.167.41] X-OWM-Source-IP: 86.139.167.41 (GB) X-OWM-Env-Sender: jonturney@btinternet.com X-VadeSecure-score: verdict=clean score=0/300, class=clean X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedvfedrledtgdduudehucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuueftkffvkffujffvgffngfevqffopdfqfgfvnecuuegrihhlohhuthemuceftddunecusecvtfgvtghiphhivghnthhsucdlqddutddtmdenucfjughrpefkffggfgfuvfhfhfgjtgfgsehtjeertddtfeejnecuhfhrohhmpeflohhnucfvuhhrnhgvhicuoehjohhnrdhtuhhrnhgvhiesughrohhnvggtohguvgdrohhrghdruhhkqeenucggtffrrghtthgvrhhnpeehudeuveeujeeujeegueefhedttdekvedtudeileefteetfeefjeejudekfefggfenucffohhmrghinheptgihghifihhnrdgtohhmnecukfhppeekiedrudefledrudeijedrgedunecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrghrrghmpehhvghloheplgduledvrdduieekrddurddutdehngdpihhnvghtpeekiedrudefledrudeijedrgedupdhmrghilhhfrhhomhepjhhonhdrthhurhhnvgihsegurhhonhgvtghouggvrdhorhhgrdhukhdpnhgspghrtghpthhtohepvddprhgtphhtthhopegthihgfihinhestgihghifihhnrdgtohhmpdhrtghpthhtoheprhgrphhprghrugesuggushdrnhhl X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean Received: from [192.168.1.105] (86.139.167.41) by sa-prd-rgout-002.btmx-prd.synchronoss.net (5.8.716.04) (authenticated as jonturney@btinternet.com) id 6139417C27249283; Wed, 1 Jun 2022 18:53:57 +0100 Message-ID: <788b6650-f85a-95be-c4bb-19b4132357d4@dronecode.org.uk> Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2022 18:53:57 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:91.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/91.9.1 Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] ncurses-6.3-1.20220416, dialog-1.3-4.20220117, tack-1.09-1.20210619 (TEST) Content-Language: en-GB To: rappard@dds.nl, The Cygwin Mailing List References: From: Jon Turney In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1193.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, FORGED_SPF_HELO, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, KAM_LAZY_DOMAIN_SECURITY, NICE_REPLY_A, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_NONE, TXREP, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:54:01 -0000 On 01/06/2022 16:23, rappard@dds.nl wrote: > Hi Jon, > > Saw your mail on the Cygwin mailing list: > >> The following packages have been uploaded to the Cygwin distribution: >> >> * dialog-1.3-4.20220117 >> * ncurses-6.3-1.20220416 >> * tack-1.09-1.20210619 >> >> Note: I'm updating these orphaned packages only because they are long >> overdue an update. If anybody wants to take over maintainership, they >> are more than welcome. (ncurses in particular is an important package, >> with many packages depending on it). > > What exactly is involved in maintainership? Is there a dedicated > (cygwin.com) page that gives a thorough outline? I think https://cygwin.com/packaging-contributors-guide.html#submitting tries to answer that. If that's insufficiently thorough for you, feel free to ask questions on the cygwin list. Brian Inglis has adopted ncurses [1], but there are plenty of other packages which could do with some TLC [2]... [1] https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin-apps/2022-May/042036.html [2] https://cygwin.com/packages/reports/unmaintained.html