On Mon, 2008-12-15 at 23:25 -0800, Jesse Keating wrote:
By asking on list, I'm providing the conversation in an open and public way. I'm also helping to remind others of what to do when preparing their own updates.
I'll also note that I've yet to receive a reply, of any kind, from any of the maintainers or co-maintainers of the software, nor the maintainer's sponsor.