Hi Tasha,
Most Haskell packages in [extra] really shouldn't be getting updated in the sense of a version bump (from what I understand) until a new version of the HP comes out or there's an official policy change.
this is true for HP packages, of course. However, [extra] and [community] contain plenty of other code that is not specified by Haskell Platform. Examples would be haskell-text or haskell-hashed-storage. I see no reason why those packages shouldn't be updated in principle. As far as I am concerned, I'd be fine with updating packages that *are* specified by HP, too, if there is a strong technical incentive. Anyway, this issue is beside the point I was trying to make. I am concerned about the lack of communication regarding the maintenance of [extra] and [community]. Whatever is going on in these repositories, the members of this list are not involved in the process even though we are directly affected by changes that occur in these places. This is not an ideal situation, and it already *did* cause a significant amount of trouble in the past. Take care, Peter