Request for XFce Mandrake-rpm Maintainer

[Shawn Russell]

Looks like it may not matter. According to Mandrake's site they are 
having serious money problems.

William Bouterse wrote:
> Well folks I believe the XFce maintainer for Mandrake has shafted XFce 
> for th 8.2 release.....
> 
> Quoting an anonymous "source"
> 
> 
>>.....If I had the access I used to have, I
>>would have changed the srpm.  But anyway, Everything is frozen now and
>>... is kick it and hope the maintainer next time realizes he
>>must either pass the maintenance or do a better job......
> 
> 
>  I am very disappointed with the lack of
> interest on the part of the "maintainer" who as I mentioned before
> a couple of years ago expresesed disdain for XFce....So  what
> does one expect!!??? 
> 
> Anyhow Does anyone else on this List with the capability
> wish to enter the distro-maintainer wars for the next distro-release !!???
> If so let Mandrakesoft know... As Oliver will attest, they jerk things around rpm-wise, but it would be for a "Noble Cause" :o)
> 
> 
> Ah, to quote the anonymous source further....
> 
>>If that sounds disorganized--well, how do you herd cats?......
> 
> 
> 
> Up here we call it "quit activing like a moose's ass"
> 
> 
> If I had anything but a modem connect 
> I would be downloading Sourcerer about now !!!
> (But with a dozen copies of Mandrake laying around I'll
> be staying with it for awhile, with the 
> "latest and greatest" Xfce, of course.....)
> 
> 


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Shawn Russell
shawn at snoozerland.com
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