[R-sig-Geo] New maintainer needed {sfdep}

[Josiah Parry]

Thank you very much Roger! And thank you to the handful of folks who have
reached out.

For further context, I am happy to help out providing guidance and pull
request reviews but I am not able to actively contribute. I won’t leave you
all on your own! 😄

On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 14:03 Roger Bivand <Roger.Bivand using nhh.no> wrote:

> I would encourage someone committed to raising their package maintenance
> skills to take over from Josiah.
>
> I've created a PR https://github.com/JosiahParry/sfdep/pull/43 bringing
> the github repo into submittable shape, so if Josiah could check my updates
> and if OK submit, the person taking on maintenance would not have an
> immediate fire to extinguish - the PR contains check logs for R released
> and development passing OK now.
>
> So if you (single, plural) feel curious, please give sfdep consideration.
> Josiah does have plenty of other R-relevant work in his current role, and
> does have a conflict of interest, as he said.
>
> Roger
>
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> The R package {sfdep} which is a humble attempt at a "tidy" interface to
> the mighty {spdep} needs a new maintainer. It is currently scheduled to be
> archived on Feb 19th due to some notes
> https://cran.r-project.org/web/checks/check_results_sfdep.html.
>
> I am no longer able to maintain the package due to a conflict of interest.
> I would greatly appreciate it if someone else would be willing to take over
> the package.
>
> If you are interested, please do let me know!
>
> Thank you,
>
> Josiah
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