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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">28</td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">"Expiration" of inactive GLEPs</td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Grant Goodyear <g2boojum at gentoo.org></td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Approved</td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">2-Jun-2004</td> |
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<p class="topic-title first"><a name="contents">Contents</a></p> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#status" id="id4" name="id4">Status</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id5" name="id5">Abstract</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id6" name="id6">Motivation</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id7" name="id7">Specification</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id8" name="id8">Rationale</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id9" name="id9">Backwards Compatibility</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#id1" id="id10" name="id10">References</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id11" name="id11">Copyright</a></li> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" name="status">Status</a></h1> |
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<p>This GLEP was approved on 14-Jun-2004.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="abstract"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> |
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<p>To keep inactive GLEPs from lingering in a limbo state, Draft GLEPs that have |
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been inactive for more than 60 days and Accepted GLEPs that have been |
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inactive for over six months should be marked "deferred" due to inactivity |
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(and, presumably, lack of interest).</p> |
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<div class="section" id="motivation"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> |
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<p>Right now a number of GLEPs have been in "Draft" status for as much as 11 |
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months, with no obvious activity occurring to either submit the GLEP for |
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approval or to withdraw it as a bad idea. Similarly, although it has not yet |
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really been a problem, Accepted GLEPs also have the potential to linger |
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without any indication that they are moving forward toward being finalized. |
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Having a "timeout" period for GLEPs should spur GLEP authors to remain active |
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in either getting support for or finalizing GLEPs.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="specification"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> |
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<p>If a Draft GLEP is inactive for more than 60 days or an Accepted GLEP is |
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inactive for more than six months, then it would be marked as "deferred" on |
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the main <a class="reference" href="http://glep.gentoo.org">GLEP page</a> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id2" id="id3" name="id3">[1]</a>. Inactivity is defined simply as the GLEP author has |
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not contacted the GLEP editors with either an update or a request to submit |
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the GLEP for approval (in the case of a Draft GLEP) or a request that the GLEP |
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be marked final (in the case of an Accepted GLEP).</p> |
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<p>A GLEP that has been marked "deferred" may be reopened by request of the GLEP |
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author or a Gentoo manager, as long as that request also includes either an |
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update or a note submitting the GLEP for approval or finalization.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="rationale"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> |
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<p>The GLEP editors have better things to do than chase after GLEP authors to |
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find out how their GLEPs are progressing. This GLEP should help.</p> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1> |
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<p>Not really an issue here.</p> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10" name="id1">References</a></h1> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id11" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1> |
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