# \#maintenance-request

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/tag/maintenance-request/1154.md

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## [Deprecating EzXML.jl?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/deprecating-ezxml-jl/137622)

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**Author:** [@nhz2](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nhz2)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/deprecating-ezxml-jl/137622 "2026-09-15T08:57:49Z")

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EzXML.jl has a number of serious bugs. For example: Segfault when using \`link!\` · Issue #218 · JuliaIO/EzXML.jl · GitHub Is anyone currently maintaining this package? Should we mark this package as deprecated in the re…

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## [Chess.jl could use some love](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/chess-jl-could-use-some-love/130782)

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**Author:** [@gwr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gwr)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/chess-jl-could-use-some-love/130782 "2025-10-24T11:55:44Z")

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Hi all, It looks like Chess.jl by @Tord has had no activity since April 2024 and its v0.7.6 never got registered. As a result, users still pull the deprecated Formatting.jl dependency via Chess.jl@0.7.5. I have opened…

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## [ChainRules project looking for a new primary maintainer](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/chainrules-project-looking-for-a-new-primary-maintainer/115636)

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**Author:** [@oxinabox](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/oxinabox)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/chainrules-project-looking-for-a-new-primary-maintainer/115636 "2024-09-03T16:21:44Z")

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Hi all, I have been leading the ChainRules project since juliacon 2019. I find myself in circumstances very similar to what Jarret was when he transferred leadership of it to me then – this is a very good thing. As su…

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## [OpenCL.jl v0.9](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/opencl-jl-v0-9/88437)

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**Author:** [@juliohm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/juliohm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/opencl-jl-v0-9/88437 "2024-02-28T07:58:24Z")

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Dear community, We are happy to revive the OpenCL.jl package for Julia v1.x. It now uses OpenCL\_jll to automatically install the OpenCL ICD loader on different (currently 14) platforms. Thank you to @giordano for all th…

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## [Show Combinatorics.jl some (easy?) love](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/show-combinatorics-jl-some-easy-love/108847)

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**Author:** [@tbeason](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tbeason)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/show-combinatorics-jl-some-easy-love/108847 "2024-02-08T21:51:11Z")

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Combinatorics.jl amassed a fair number of small PRs over the last 12 months. I see lots of passing tests. Could someone from JuliaMath have a look and merge anything that looks good to go?

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## [Adding "calls for contributors" to the newsletter](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-calls-for-contributors-to-the-newsletter/109658)

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**Author:** [@Krastanov](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Krastanov)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/adding-calls-for-contributors-to-the-newsletter/109658 "2024-02-03T03:55:40Z")

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Recently mentioned in a different thread: there are a lot of opportunities for junior devs to contribute and join the community and a lot of need for more maintainers (even though the bus factor for julia projects is on …

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## [Looking for assistance with maintaining NormalForms.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/looking-for-assistance-with-maintaining-normalforms-jl/105963)

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**Author:** [@brainandforce](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/brainandforce)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/looking-for-assistance-with-maintaining-normalforms-jl/105963 "2023-11-27T01:17:13Z")

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NormalForms.jl is a package which provides the Smith and Hermite normal forms, integer matrix decompositions that are useful in my domain (chemistry - I developed it as a dependency of Electrum.jl because the Smith norma…