Fwd: Re: Debian New Maintainer Status on nm.debian.org
Forwared after approval from Dave Baker.
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Subject: Re: Debian New Maintainer Status on nm.debian.org
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 23:14:28 +0100
From: Mariusz Przygodzki <dune@home.pl>
To: Dave Baker <dave@dsb3.com>
On Friday 01 December 2000 22:37, Dave Baker wrote:
> Mathematically this follows logically. A few large values are taken out
> of the set, a large number of small values are added and the average WILL
> go down...
Thank you very much for your example. I was hoping somebody can confirm my
suppositions. You have just explained in a clear (and math) manner why this
is a not democratic process.
> e.g. 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 10, 10, 10 .... average 5
max. difference = 8
min. days = 2; max. days = 10
> now. 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 10 .... average 2.7
max. difference = 9
min. days = 1; max. days = 10
> Anyway, the queue goes a lot faster than you think it will ...
Anyway, this is not a problem "how faster", but "what rules describe it and
are the same for all applicants". And this is not a math problem
unfortunately.
Regards,
Mariusz
P.S. Could I send your excellent clarification with my above comments to
debian-devel? I'll appreciated your approval for it. I don't know why you
have sent reply to me only.
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