On 2014-10-17 16:37, Magdalen Berns <m berns thismagpie com> wrote:
I would like to support the new java wrapper maintainer, Alejandro with the
task of maintaining java-atk-wrapper since the whole module needs updating
having been abandoned back in 2011 until recently when I submitted a patch
to allow it to be built successfully on the latest version of GNOME[1,2]. I
also updated the doap to reflect reality and conform to the latest doap
standard used by GNOME[3]
As Alejandro is the maintainer, you should ask him, rather than desktop-devel-list, if you want to become a maintainer.
The first commit since 2011, were just this week and, it's fair to say that
the module has generally got a bit old and suboptimal over time.[4]
I reckon it would really be great to put a bit more brainspace and time
into improving things for java(by making use of what the most current java
API can offer and ensuring that the module is wrapping the latest interface
methods. For example, at the moment the text interface is completely
outdated and this is likely to create problems for users if it is not dealt
with.[5]
It is promising that you have ideas and want to contribute to the project, but you do not need to be a maintainer to accomplish those goals.