maintainer timeout?

[M. L. Dodson]

Jon Noack writes:
 > How long should one wait on a maintainer?  I've emailed them directly 
 > and they said they would take care of updating the port "tonight".  That 
 > was 5 days ago.  The latest version of the software was released almost 
 > 2 months ago, and fixed major stability issues.  A whole host of vendor 
 > patches have been released *since then* that have fixed 2 Major (vendor 
 > terms), 4 Medium, and various other issues.  There have been several 
 > outstanding PRs that are several weeks old and one that is 4 months old 
 > (although it is for the version currently in the port, not the latest 
 > version).
 > 
 > There was a previous commit by a non-maintainer after a ~3 month timeout 
 > (same maintainer).  I'm not sure I have the expertise to take over the 
 > port, but I don't know what else to do now.
 > 
 > Any guidance would be appreciated,
 > Jon Noack

If the maintainer is not also a committer, then the delay is to
be expected.  I estimate I have about a 6 weeks average from the
time I submit a PR for an update until it is committed.
Unfortunate, but "them's the breaks".

Be patient.  Or negotiate with the maintainer to take over the port.

Bud Dodson
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