Getting help
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Bug reports + feature requests — open an issue on GitHub using the templates under
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Usage questions — consult the package vignettes first (
vignette("janusplot")andvignette("shape-recognition-sensitivity")) and the pkgdown reference at https://max578.github.io/janusplot/ (available after first release). -
Security disclosures — see
SECURITY.mdfor the private channel. Please do not open public issues for security-sensitive reports.
Maintenance capacity
Primary maintainer. Max Moldovan (@max578, ORCID 0000-0001-9680-8474), Adelaide University.
Time budget. Approximately 2 hours per week on open-source maintenance, best-effort. Response target: 14 days during normal academic term, up to 30 days during teaching peaks or leave.
Commitment horizon. Active maintenance is committed through at least 2026-12-31, covering (a) the R Journal paper review cycle, (b) the first CRAN release, and (c) one minor follow-up release. Post-2026, the commitment is renewed annually if the package remains in active use.
Bus factor. 1. The package has a single primary maintainer. The codebase is pure R with no compiled components; any R-literate maintainer familiar with mgcv could take it over.
Language-competence matrix. R only — no C / C++ / Rust / Python. See the “Maintainer competence matrix” section in CONTRIBUTING.md.
Abandonment protocol. If active maintenance becomes infeasible for two consecutive release cycles, the maintainer will (1) mark the package lifecycle as superseded or deprecated, (2) submit an orphan-maintainer request to CRAN, (3) archive the GitHub repository, and (4) announce the change in NEWS.md. The preferred handoff route is via rOpenSci’s successor-maintainer programme.