RE: FW: octave forge sockets pkg maintenance

[JohnD]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Dreik [mailto:octave@pauldreik.se]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 9:54 AM
> To: octave-maintainers@gnu.org; jpswensen@comcast.net;
> john.david.donoghue@gmail.com
> Subject: Fwd: FW: octave forge sockets pkg maintenance
> 
> 
> The sockets package has a few issues with it, some that that prevent it
> installing in the upcoming octave 6 [1, 2, 3], and looks like it hasn't
has any
> commits to the sourceforge repo since 2015.
> 
> In addition there are a few changes needed for going through the package
> review.
> 
> Are there any issues from the author or last maintainer on me updating for
> octave 6 and preparing a new release?
> 
> If no issues, is it ok to change the maintainer to the octave forge
community,
> or  keep as maintainer the same?
> 
> John
> 
> [1] https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?57415
> [2] https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51288
> [3] https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44606
> 
> 
> Hi Octavers!
> Thanks for notifying me about this, I have not seen any of the bugs until
> yesterday. I have been thinking about this and apparently I currently can
not
> care for the octave sockets package as much as it needs. Please go ahead
> and change the maintainer.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 

Thanks for the ok - I created a new release and submitted it to the release
tracker