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Re: This is how packaging should be done.



* Jeremiah Mahler (jmahler@pacbell.net) wrote:
> I would not want a system that requires a maintainer to produce packages
> faster. In the article it described a system where anyone could
> contribute non critical packages and they would be available to the
> public immediately. Then, maintainers can, at their leisure, work on the
> package and approve it so that it can be used by users that are only
> willing to use safe packages.

People can do that today, if they choose.  I do not believe, however,
that Debian should provide such a public open repository due to limited
resources which could and should be better spent elsewhere.  In fact, I
strongly doubt you would get the ftp maintainers to go along with such a
system even if Debian as a whole agreed with the idea.  Given the
reaction on the list by everyone (I believe...) who has chosen to
respond I doubt you would be able to convince most of the maintainers
your idea is sound to begin with.

	Stephen

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