Re: [Savannah-hackers] Time for a news item?

[Alexander (Sasha) Wait]

On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 17:07:15 +0100, Elfyn McBratney
<address@hidden> wrote:
>
> A short summary of what we need to get working on would be something like 
> this:
> 
>   - CVSROOT directory management (modules, cvswrappers, {log,commit}info, etc)
>   - Download area management (uploading, renaming, linking, deleting, etc)

First off-- as somebody that both wants to use Savannah and help with
its development-- I want to say you (the Savannah hackers) have done a
great job with this site!   I hope my previous post was not too
negative.   Although I completely understand the importance of
re-establishing CVS and download area management, I am a little
worried that these things will change with the implementation of
GForge.  As a relative new comer-- if I'm going to help rather than
get in the way-- it might be best if I worked on a low priority but
wholly independent task.

>   - Mailing list management (creating, changing password, deleting, etc)
I recommend -- http://groups-beta.google.com/

>  Do you think
> it would be realistic to add GNU Arch support to Savannah while at
> present it's lack of features (and added annoyance) is causing people
> to move their project elsewhere, slowing down their projects'
> development, and generally giving Savannah a bad reputation?
> 
If you (or the powers at be) give me permission, I could contact the
people that had ARCH working before, get to the bottom of the pros and
cons of the previous attempt and implement something new without
interfering with any existing system.

I don't want to get in your way while you are working on more urgent
priorities but I can offer some new blood to work independently on a
more future minded goal.  What do you say?

Sasha