Re: Policy for Abandoned Extensions

From: "David E(dot) Wheeler" <david(at)justatheory(dot)com>
To: Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Policy for Abandoned Extensions
Date: 2026-10-11 16:56:32
Message-ID: ABDDDAF2-B622-4A91-AEDA-48F7C65519EB@justatheory.com
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On Oct 10, 2026, at 13:57, Joe Conway <mail(at)joeconway(dot)com> wrote:

> It may be impractical, but given cases like the XZ Utils backdoor situation (i.e where a malicious person showed up offering to "help" maintain an open source project where the original maintainer was stepping away), it seems like any transfer process needs a vetting step.

Joe, I hear you volunteering to help me form a group and process to do so. 😂

Best,

David

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