Jimmie Houchin <jhouchin at texoma.net> wrote:
> danielv at netvision.net.il wrote:
> > A second role for the update stream might be to incrementally remove
> > existing applications from the image, once they find a maintainer and
> > appear as complete packages on SM.
> > 
> > Daniel Vainsencher
> 
> I like this. It would be nice to set up a page on a swiki for "orphaned" 
> packages/applications like Debian. Once an application is removed an 
> email can be sent to the list concerning "orphaned" apps and then 
> interested volunteers could step forward to become maintainers.
> 
> Will SM have an orphaned/broken/unmaintained branch for such apps? I 
> think that would be nice. So that if someone in the future new to Squeak 

It sounds useful to me. The PWS package that Colin has broken outwould
typically one of those - unless Mark steps up and maintains it! :-)

> was wanting to create an app but did not find one among the active 
> maintained apps they could look among the 
> orphaned/broken/unmaintained/incomplete apps to see if they can find 
> some direction or a step up for their app.
> 
> Just some thoughts.
> 
> Jimmie Houchin

I agree.

regards, Göran