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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">&quot;Expiration&quot; of inactive GLEPs</td>
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.5</td>
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0028.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2004/11/11 21:42:22</a></td>
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Grant Goodyear &lt;g2boojum&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;</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">Type:</th><td class="field-body">Informational</td>
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<li><a class="reference" href="#status" id="id4" name="id4">Status</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id5" name="id5">Abstract</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id6" name="id6">Motivation</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id7" name="id7">Specification</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id8" name="id8">Rationale</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id9" name="id9">Backwards Compatibility</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#id1" id="id10" name="id10">References</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id11" name="id11">Copyright</a></li>
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<div class="section" id="status">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" name="status">Status</a></h1>
<p>This GLEP was approved on 14-Jun-2004.</p>
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<div class="section" id="abstract">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1>
<p>To keep inactive GLEPs from lingering in a limbo state, Draft GLEPs that have
been inactive for more than 60 days and Accepted GLEPs that have been
inactive for over six months should be marked &quot;deferred&quot; due to inactivity
(and, presumably, lack of interest).</p>
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<div class="section" id="motivation">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1>
<p>Right now a number of GLEPs have been in &quot;Draft&quot; status for as much as 11
months, with no obvious activity occurring to either submit the GLEP for
approval or to withdraw it as a bad idea.  Similarly, although it has not yet
really been a problem, Accepted GLEPs also have the potential to linger
without any indication that they are moving forward toward being finalized.
Having a &quot;timeout&quot; period for GLEPs should spur GLEP authors to remain active
in either getting support for or finalizing  GLEPs.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="specification">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" name="specification">Specification</a></h1>
<p>If a Draft GLEP is inactive for more than 60 days or an Accepted GLEP is
inactive for more than six months, then it would be marked as &quot;deferred&quot; on
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
not contacted the GLEP editors with either an update or a request to submit
the GLEP for approval (in the case of a Draft GLEP) or a request that the GLEP
be marked final (in the case of an Accepted GLEP).</p>
<p>A GLEP that has been marked &quot;deferred&quot; may be reopened by request of the GLEP
author or a Gentoo manager, as long as that request also includes either an
update or a note submitting the GLEP for approval or finalization.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="rationale">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1>
<p>The GLEP editors have better things to do than chase after GLEP authors to
find out how their GLEPs are progressing.  This GLEP should help.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="backwards-compatibility">
<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1>
<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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<p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p>
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32	<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">28</td>
33	</tr>
34	<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">"Expiration" of inactive GLEPs</td>
35	</tr>
36	<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.5</td>
37	</tr>
38	<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0028.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2004/11/11 21:42:22</a></td>
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40	<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Grant Goodyear <g2boojum at gentoo.org></td>
41	</tr>
42	<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Approved</td>
43	</tr>
44	<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Type:</th><td class="field-body">Informational</td>
45	</tr>
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47	</tr>
48	<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">2-Jun-2004</td>
49	</tr>
50	<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">2-Jun-2004, 20-Jul-2004</td>
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56	<p class="topic-title first"><a name="contents">Contents</a></p>
57	<ul class="simple">
58	<li><a class="reference" href="#status" id="id4" name="id4">Status</a></li>
59	<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id5" name="id5">Abstract</a></li>
60	<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id6" name="id6">Motivation</a></li>
61	<li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id7" name="id7">Specification</a></li>
62	<li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id8" name="id8">Rationale</a></li>
63	<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id9" name="id9">Backwards Compatibility</a></li>
64	<li><a class="reference" href="#id1" id="id10" name="id10">References</a></li>
65	<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id11" name="id11">Copyright</a></li>
66	</ul>
67	</div>
68	<div class="section" id="status">
69	<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" name="status">Status</a></h1>
70	<p>This GLEP was approved on 14-Jun-2004.</p>
71	</div>
72	<div class="section" id="abstract">
73	<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1>
74	<p>To keep inactive GLEPs from lingering in a limbo state, Draft GLEPs that have
75	been inactive for more than 60 days and Accepted GLEPs that have been
76	inactive for over six months should be marked "deferred" due to inactivity
77	(and, presumably, lack of interest).</p>
78	</div>
79	<div class="section" id="motivation">
80	<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1>
81	<p>Right now a number of GLEPs have been in "Draft" status for as much as 11
82	months, with no obvious activity occurring to either submit the GLEP for
83	approval or to withdraw it as a bad idea. Similarly, although it has not yet
84	really been a problem, Accepted GLEPs also have the potential to linger
85	without any indication that they are moving forward toward being finalized.
86	Having a "timeout" period for GLEPs should spur GLEP authors to remain active
87	in either getting support for or finalizing GLEPs.</p>
88	</div>
89	<div class="section" id="specification">
90	<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" name="specification">Specification</a></h1>
91	<p>If a Draft GLEP is inactive for more than 60 days or an Accepted GLEP is
92	inactive for more than six months, then it would be marked as "deferred" on
93	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
94	not contacted the GLEP editors with either an update or a request to submit
95	the GLEP for approval (in the case of a Draft GLEP) or a request that the GLEP
96	be marked final (in the case of an Accepted GLEP).</p>
97	<p>A GLEP that has been marked "deferred" may be reopened by request of the GLEP
98	author or a Gentoo manager, as long as that request also includes either an
99	update or a note submitting the GLEP for approval or finalization.</p>
100	</div>
101	<div class="section" id="rationale">
102	<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1>
103	<p>The GLEP editors have better things to do than chase after GLEP authors to
104	find out how their GLEPs are progressing. This GLEP should help.</p>
105	</div>
106	<div class="section" id="backwards-compatibility">
107	<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1>
108	<p>Not really an issue here.</p>
109	</div>
110	<div class="section" id="id1">
111	<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10" name="id1">References</a></h1>
112	<table class="footnote" frame="void" id="id2" rules="none">
113	<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
114	<tbody valign="top">
115	<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id3" name="id2">[1]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://glep.gentoo.org">http://glep.gentoo.org</a></td></tr>
116	</tbody>
117	</table>
118	</div>
119	<div class="section" id="copyright">
120	<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id11" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1>
121	<p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p>
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