Gwenview maintainership

Hello lists,

I am running short of free time these days, and it's getting
more and more 
difficult to find the motivation to work on Gwenview.

I have been maintaining this project for six years, that's
quite long. I think 
it's time for me to acknowledge that I exhausted my interest
in maintaining 
and improving Gwenview.

During these six years, Gwenview managed to attract quite a
few users, but 
failed to attract any dedicated developers. Nevertheless, I
do hope that 
someone will step in to take over maintainership of
Gwenview. If you think 
you've got what it takes to keep Gwenview alive (that is:
C++/KDE skills and 
interest in images, obviously) I would be very happy to hear
from you.

Regards,
Aurélien
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Alle 22:58, domenica 10 dicembre 2006, Aurelien Gateau ha
scritto:
> Hello lists,
> 
> I am running short of free time these days, and it's
getting more and more 
> difficult to find the motivation to work on Gwenview.
That sounds like kick in my stomach, I'm very sad to hear
it.
> 
> I have been maintaining this project for six years,
that's quite long. I think 
> it's time for me to acknowledge that I exhausted my
interest in maintaining 
> and improving Gwenview.

> During these six years, Gwenview managed to attract
quite a few users, but 
Is that you got from Gwenview survey? I can't believe it,
Mandriva and Suse
set it as default kde viewer, I can't believe there are few
users. 
> failed to attract any dedicated developers.
Nevertheless, I do hope that 
That's true, I followed gv in these six years and i cannot
say anything since 
also my contribution was very little and it's a long time i
haven't 
written any peace of code for you.
> someone will step in to take over maintainership of
Gwenview. If you think 
> you've got what it takes to keep Gwenview alive (that
is: C++/KDE skills and 
> interest in images, obviously) I would be very happy to
hear from you.
I do hope you're going to take your time and let's say
giving up developing for a 
while, but i do hope again you aren't going to let gwenview
die. 

Friendly,
	Angelo
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Le Dimanche 10 Décembre 2006 23:54, Angelo Naselli a
écrit :
> > I have been maintaining this project for six
years, that's quite long. I
> > think it's time for me to acknowledge that I
exhausted my interest in
> > maintaining and improving Gwenview.
> >
> > During these six years, Gwenview managed to
attract quite a few users,
> > but
>
> Is that you got from Gwenview survey? I can't believe
it, Mandriva and Suse
> set it as default kde viewer, I can't believe there are
few users.

I guess my sentence was a bit ambiguous. There are in fact a
lot of Gwenview 
users, unfortunately there are very few developers.

> > failed to attract any dedicated developers.
Nevertheless, I do hope that
>
> That's true, I followed gv in these six years and i
cannot say anything
> since also my contribution was very little and it's a
long time i haven't
> written any peace of code for you.

Your contribution have been greatly appreciated. Gwenview
wouldn't be where it 
is in Mandriva without you, so don't feel guilty 

> I do hope you're going to take your time and let's say
giving up developing
> for a while, but i do hope again you aren't going to
let gwenview die.

I certainly do not want to see Gwenview die, I really hope
someone will pick 
it up. For now, I just don't feel like working on it. One
should never say 
never though, so this doesn't mean I won't work on Gwenview
anymore.

I think I am a bit fed up with all the (very necessary)
non-coding tasks 
involved in managing a project on my free time. I am sure
you know what I 
mean, since you've been doing exactly this kind of work on
KIPI.

For now I would like to become back an occasional
contributor to other 
projects, working on one-evening-hacks to scratch personal
itches with other 
software feels more appealing. I guess I need a break. How
long should it 
last I can't tell.

Aurélien
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> Your contribution have been greatly appreciated.
Gwenview wouldn't be where it 
> is in Mandriva without you, so don't feel guilty 
I don't, i just feel myself sad ;)

> 
> > I do hope you're going to take your time and let's
say giving up developing
> > for a while, but i do hope again you aren't going
to let gwenview die.
> 
> I certainly do not want to see Gwenview die, I really
hope someone will pick 
> it up. For now, I just don't feel like working on it.
One should never say 
> never though, so this doesn't mean I won't work on
Gwenview anymore.
> 
> I think I am a bit fed up with all the (very necessary)
non-coding tasks 
> involved in managing a project on my free time. I am
sure you know what I 
> mean, since you've been doing exactly this kind of work
on KIPI.
I believe I know what you mean 
 
> For now I would like to become back an occasional
contributor to other 
> projects, working on one-evening-hacks to scratch
personal itches with other 
> software feels more appealing. I guess I need a break.
How long should it 
> last I can't tell.
That's right take your time but... please don't vanish, we
need your help
yet... at least/also in kipi ;)

Angelo

P.S. do you mind if from time to time i will commit some
fixing in gwenview?
(well at least if there's no new maintainer)
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