[arch-general] How do AUR packages get new maintainers?

[Matthew Gyurgyik]

  On 09/21/2010 10:07 PM, Mario Figueiredo wrote:
>  On 21-09-2010 23:17, Matthew Gyurgyik wrote:
>>  On 09/21/2010 04:53 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
>>> Guys,
>>>
>>>     I've seen recent "Request to Ophan package XYZ" posts, and I've 
>>> found some
>>> fairly large AUR packages that are orphaned (like RPM5). But, how do 
>>> AUR
>>> packages get new maintainers? Does somebody monitor the orphans and 
>>> then divvy
>>> them out among those with write privileges in AUR or does somebody 
>>> have to say
>>> I'll take package X on?
>>>
>> http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR
>>
>> Really dude? You've been using arch for how long and still have these 
>> elementary questions?
>> Think about you questions and try to find answer before you post to 
>> the list. Alternatively hire an arch tutor.
>>
>
> And who on earth are you?
Well I'm pyther and I've been around since '05. You?

It is extremely annoying to see these elementary and many times 
unrelated emails on this list. David has had a history of not bothering 
to do simple searches to find answers to his questions. Arch is a 
do-it-yourself type of distro. I don't mind helping folks when they run 
into problems, but they have to show that they have made some attempt to 
help themselves. Just having a general idea of how the AUR works would 
have answered David's question.

If you use arch you should be able to use the wiki, man pages, and 
google, at the minimum.