On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 01:32:38AM -0400, Nathanael Nerode wrote:
> Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> > Au contraire. Look at what happened in release management --
> > people were inducted as journeymen rm's, and learned hands on.
> And still haven't got full powers; as far as I can tell, all they can do is
> poke the hint scripts, which is nice, but *far* from the RM's job.
Because we need only one RM. In case the RM ever steps down, or is
replaced, I'm sure you and I both know who has the best chance of
becoming the next RM.
> > No document is ever likely to be as comprehensive. Instead of
> > burdening people who do the work with the task of spoon feeding
> > people, let the people interested in the roles put in some effort.
> Yes. I hereby volunteer to be an FTPmaster and an AM. What? You don't
> want my help?
>
> Perhaps because I'm not a DD yet?... well, what exactly is wrong with the
> system then?...
Nothing. We cannot trust everyone to properly maintain our servers, so a
line needs to be drawn. That line currently lies at "those who are
Debian Developers already".
> <snip>
> > When the previous secretary went missing, I stepped in, read
> > the constitution, and wrote devotee. And coped. This is not rocket
> > science, people. Stop wanting to be spoon fed.
>
> Would Debian perhaps be better off if some other project members "went
> missing" so that other people could learn their jobs? Surely it's better
> if new people learn the job *without* requiring a vacancy in advance?
> *sigh*
That'd be better, yes; but it's not as if it's the only way. As Manoj
said, it's not rocket science.
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