Does anyone know what has become of the following developers and
[Raymond Hettinger] perhaps
have their current email addresses?
[Tim Peters]
How about we exploit that if someone is a Python developer on SF, they necessarily have an SF email address ($(SFNAME)@users.sourceforge.net, like I'm tim_one@users.sourceforge.net)?
I used those addresses and sent notes to everyone who hasn't made a recent checkin. For the most part, we've gotten lots of cheerful responses (with one notable exception) indicating a continuing use for the checkin privs. A few people no longer have a use for the access and I'm recording those as we go.
Then, IMO, if someone with SF commit privs can't be reached via their SF address, they shouldn't have SF commit privs.
I'm taking a lighter approach and making every effort to get in contact. If they respond, I'll ask them to update their SF address. Raymond