*My* proposal is that the issue get visibility and some sort of mechanism to help make sure temporarily-orphaned but critical modules don't get left behind. There are likely other methods than the golden repo idea. It just seemed that the door to any discussion was being closed.
In an attempt to translate this discussion into some concrete action points, here is a first proposal: http://buytaert.net/temporary/project-information-at-a-glance.png The advantage is that is can be automated (no manual work) and that it promotes active projects over inactive projects, good maintainers over bad maintainers, etc. Also, it provides useful information to user -- something which is important on its own (if you look at Kieran's survey results). *winks at Derek* -- Dries Buytaert :: http://www.buytaert.net/