[Xastir-dev] Dropping developers from the list?

[Gerry Creager N5JXS]

I lose track of passwords after that period if I don't use 'em!

gerry

Curt Mills wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005, Gerry Creager N5JXS wrote:
> 
> 
>>I share the sentiment that if someone's in the contributors' list, and hasn't
>>been active, they could be removed... After all, it's trivial to reinstate
>>them, isn't it?
> 
> 
> Yea.  Just takes Chuck or I a minute or two to reinstate.
> 
> It looks like the consensus so far is to add them to the AUTHORS
> file as a contributor, then take away developer status.  I'll check
> with Chuck on this matter first though as he hasn't weighed in on
> it.
> 
> The next question would be the time period:  I'm thinking that one
> or two years of inactivity would trigger this.  I wouldn't want to
> discourage someone who's been planning to get back in and
> contribute but life has been too busy for them.
> 
> Better to err on the long side so I'll suggest two years as the
> limit.  If someone has not contributed during that period of time
> they're unlikely to do so in the future.
>