exiv2 maintainer-less

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi Marcel,

I see also this message posted in Exiv2 forum.

As explained in the message, there is nobody yet to maintain the library ?

Another question is for the current implementation know as next 0.26.1,
where XMP SDK will be separated from core library, as i follow in forum
advancement. This will be released soon as planned or not (before Robin
left) ?

And the question still open : What we need to do now, especially If nobody
want to coordinate the project ?

My viewpoint : wait and see, if somebody will respond to this message in
Exiv2 forum.

Gilles

2017-09-26 22:42 GMT+02:00 Marcel Wiesweg <marcel.wiesweg at gmx.de>:

>
>
> Saw this via Facebook on the Exiv2 channel, posted by Robin Mills:
>
> "I am retiring from Exiv2 at the end of this week (30 September 2017). I
> announced last year that I would retire at the end of 2017. Alison and I
> will
> set off on Friday on a 9 week journey to visit friends and attend 2
> weddings
> along the way. It will be December when we return home. When travelling,
> I’m
> unable to do “heavy” development tasks, so whether I retire now or
> Christmas
> is effectively the same.
> I will be available for consultation by email over the next few months,
> however I will not be dealing with the Forum or Issues reported on GitHub
> or
> Redmine.
> It’s been an amazing adventure to be involved with Exiv2 and there are
> several
> folks to be thanked. Andreas, Niels, Ben, Luis, Alan, Michal and Thomas B
> instantly spring to mind. The Students from Google Summer of Code and
> numerous
> users with whom I’ve had enjoyable conversations. Alison and I were
> invited to
> a couple of weddings!
> So 10 years of contributions and 10,000 hours of effort come to an end. I
> hope
> that someone will carry Exiv2 into the future and I assure them of my
> support
> if they require mentoring, or any other help I can provide."
>
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