Reclaim an already registered module?
Is it possible to reclaim an already registered third party module? For example if the module that is already registered doesn’t get any updates or is deprecated?
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depends on the module
which is it that you are interested in?
https://deno.land/x/serial
Currently I am working on a better version that is better maintained and documented
And I hope that I can get the namespace
Else I would need to use a name like „serial_library“ or so
And it would be awesome to get just the serial namespace
We are currently working on this: https://github.com/TypeScriptPlayground/Serial
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A serial device library written in TypeScript for Deno without third party libraries. - GitHub - TypeScriptPlayground/Serial: A serial device library written in TypeScript for Deno without third pa...
Do I need to contact the person that owns the namespace?
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ideally yes
Okay what can I do if he does not respond?
not much honestly
Okay
@crowlkats Is there a ruleset about „reclaiming“?
what exactly do you mean?
Like if the module is already registered but does not get used or so that someone else can reclaim the module.
well any rules are specified at https://deno.land/x#Q&A
For example after a specific time
Maybe? I mean in the readme of the repository it says „under development“. Since 8 months there was no more development.
@crowlkats I would say that the 2nd point of the rules applies.
i think it's an
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well, a release was made today, so it is being maintained
LOL xD I think just because I messaged the owner about it…