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Re: Debian needs more buildds. It has offers. They aren't being accepted.



On Sat, Feb 14, 2004 at 07:07:44PM +0000, Martin Michlmayr - Debian Project Leader wrote:
> * Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> [2004-02-14 19:00]:
> > I didn't think the DPL did step in.
> 
> Yes, I did.  I did have various discussions with the Debian Accounts
> Manager about the situation with my DPL hat on.

Ah, OK, my apologies. I stand corrected.

> > This is an important distinction: acting as the DPL implies going over
> > the head of a delegate, while acting as NM Front Desk implies working
> > with a delegate. Do you see the distinction?
> 
> Hmm, I'd think you can also act as DPL by working with a delegate.  It
> doesn't necessarily have to be "over the head of [them]".  (But
> perhaps I misunderstand what you're trying to say; in my language,
> "over the head" sounds quite negative?  i.e. working against them.)

I meant that the people complaining were going over the delegate's head
by complaining to you directly, not that you were going over the
delegate's head. Poor phrasing on my part.

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



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