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Danny Smith left MinGW project

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Biplab:
I was browsing the MinGW developer mailing list and I read this email. :shock:


--- Quote ---http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.mingw.devel/2565
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Danny Smith, the MinGW-GCC admin, has left the project due to some unspecified reasons. This leaves that crucial project without an admin and they are looking for volunteers to fit into his role.


--- Quote ---http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.mingw.user/23730
--- End quote ---

I hope they will find a suitable successor in future. But surely this is a big jolt to the project.

JGM:
Thats something to worry about  :(.

thomas:
Danny sure is a big loss for that project. He has been in that position for as long as I can remember.
The MinGW project has lost an admin and a packager, but most importantly, a captain who held the ship's course in rough sea for many years.

However, as dramatic as it looks, let's not panic. They still have 3 admins and 40+ developers, so this shouldn't necessarily be the death of the project.
Also, Danny is still listed under developers, so he may just be taking a break from being admin (I found no reference that said he wanted to quit), so he may give the new captain a hand when he needs.

Biplab:

--- Quote from: thomas on September 04, 2007, 10:03:56 am ---Danny sure is a big loss for that project. He has been in that position for as long as I can remember.
The MinGW project has lost an admin and a packager, but most importantly, a captain who held the ship's course in rough sea for many years.

However, as dramatic as it looks, let's not panic. They still have 3 admins and 40+ developers, so this shouldn't necessarily be the death of the project.
Also, Danny is still listed under developers, so he may just be taking a break from being admin (I found no reference that said he wanted to quit), so he may give the new captain a hand when he needs.

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I hope so that they will restart soon with a new captain. But honestly the lasts part of the message (Second link in my original post) posted by Keith scared me a lot. I'm quoting that part.

--- Quote ---Unless someone is willing to step forward, I fear that development of GCC, as a MinGW project, will either die, or it will henceforth remain frozen in its present state, for the forseeable future.
--- End quote ---

Well, it's not explicitly written that he's quitting, but we can guess that he'll be inactive. He's still listed as a member of MinGW project, but if you note his status, it's undefined.

wwolf:
Now you've made me to seriously consider to contribute there. However I have not worked on GCC ever before, so... :(  I would like to learn compiler technology, but I am not sure if I can do it fast enough to actually benefit the community...

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