Re: [TuxOnIce-devel] What to do?

[Xavier Gnata]

Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Thursday 20 August 2009, Nigel Cunningham wrote:
>   
> > Hi all.
> >     
>
> Hi,
>
>   
> > A few months back, I posted TuxOnIce for something like the third time,
> > seeking to see if we could make some progress on getting it merged. The
> > outcome of that was an agreement between Rafael and I that we'd work on
> > getting TuxOnIce functionality (if not the actual code) merged bit by
> > bit, improving swsusp rather than doing an outright merge.
> >
> > Unfortunately, as the intervening months have shown, Rafael is busy with
> > other things and so am I. The few patches I did prepare and post have
> > had no review, and I haven't had a chance to build on or rework them
> > since. (I'd actually like them not to be merged, because I've realised
> > that there are more foundational changes that need to go in first.)
> >
> > Given that this has been the outcome so far, I see no reason to imagine
> > that we're going to make any serious progress any time soon.
> >     
>
> That unfortunately is probably right.
>
> The problem for my part is that new things are still appearing that I need to
> take care of rather urgently.
>
> In fact the user space part of (u)swsusp also has been suffering from the lack
> of attention recently, so to speak.
>
>   
> > I'd therefore like to ask whether there's anyone out there who could do
> > one or more of:
> >
> > 1) Step up to the plate and help improve swsusp, without relying on any
> > help from me but with my blessing if they choose to copy wholesale bits
> > of TuxOnIce;
> > 2) Take over maintaining TuxOnIce from me;
> > 3) Some other way forward that hasn't occurred to me.
> >
> > Thoughts, input, flames, whatever else welcome. A lack of deadly silence
> > would be especially appreciated :)
> >     
>
> Well, the code is out there.  If there's time to try to get it in, I think it's
> worth doing.
>
> Best,
> Rafael
>   

Well I have no time to jump into the details of the code but I can test 
whatever you want :)

Xavier
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