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Remove time limits from maintainer agreement

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Michael Snoyman 2017-02-17 06:49:51 +02:00
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@ -57,9 +57,24 @@ If a package's test suite is failing, the first job is to investigate why. If th
If a new version of a dependency is released, and that stops your package compiling/passing the tests, then it is your responsibility to modify your package. It is highly recommended that all package maintainers follow the dependencies of their packages on [Packdeps](http://packdeps.haskellers.com/), typically using the RSS feeds.
**If restrictive version bounds are the only problem** then you must quickly (within 1 week) upload a new version with relaxed version bounds. Note that unlike the PVP, Stackage does not require upper bounds.
If a package is not modified in a timely manner, it may be temporarily
removed from Stackage by the curator team, at which point it is your
responsibility to add it back in via a new pull request. We typically
use fairly long windows on this, but at a minimum:
**If the new dependency causes breaking changes** then all package authors should quickly assess the likely impact on their package (within 1 week) and then produce a new compatible version. The expected timeline for new versions varies between 1 week and 1 month, depending on the significance of the change, and thus the work required to produce those new versions.
* If restrictive version bounds are the only problem, we will give at
least a week to respond.
* If there are real breaking changes, the curator team will retain
more discretion on how long a window to give before dropping
packages. Historically, this has usually waited until the cutting of
a new Long Term Support (LTS) major version.
**NOTE** Previously, this maintainer agreement put a time limit on
maintainers, requiring a certain level of responsiveness for
modifications to be made. We have explicitly removed that: anyone is
free to add a package to Stackage regardless of responsiveness
guarantees. However, as stated above, we may elect to temporarily
remove a package if it is not updated in a timely manner.
## Failing to meet the time limits