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Bug#459868: debian-policy: Definition of Maintainer: when using a mailing list



On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 10:08:23AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> So, the question here is not really about whether or not "should" is
> appropriate but whether Policy is the right place to say "should" about
> this since it's a procedural issue more than a package content issue.

Right - it's not that "should" is incorrect, but that Policy is the wrong
place to decide this.

> Having some tendencies towards being a rules purist myself, I'm
> sympathetic to that argument, but the more I thought about this, the more
> I feel like clarity here is more important than maintaining a strict
> separation of powers between Policy and other documents.

> Charles and Steve, you're the two who objected to or were avoiding the
> "should" language.  Does this persuade you?

It doesn't persuade me, but I don't object to your change.

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