I stayed up tonight (after going to my aunt’s for an easter dinner that was quite enjoyable) to write.
I ended up talking with someone about the packaging project for a while, and getting energized enough to write. Just not quite like I intended. I got out two sentences on what I’d hoped to attack via stream-of-consciousness (doh) but did write up a New! Shiny! GNOME! Packaging! Project! Page! Now! Without! References! To! GNOME! 1.4! Also, I killed the old page. So now we’re more accurate, at least.
The discussion I had mostly centered around the difficulty of doing this Right, and the possibility of using build-buddy. This person (I’ll let them announce themselves, if they decide this isn’t insane :) seems really excited and energized by the challenge, so I am optimistic it might roll on this time. If you’re interested, join up on the packaging list- hopefully something interesting will start there soon. You’re welcome to start it yourself, of course- anyone with packaging experience and/or patience can help kickstart this one.