Re: -= PROPOSAL =- Release sarge with amd64
Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> writes:
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 02:49:45PM -0400, Stephen Frost wrote:
>> * Andreas Barth (aba@not.so.argh.org) wrote:
>> > * Chris Cheney (ccheney@cheney.cx) [040714 19:55]:
>> > > The project is already self destructing due to lack of communication. I
>> > > this particular case notice Daniel Silverstone admitted that ftpmaster
>> > > had no intention to comment on the amd64 issue at all.
>
>> > That is not true. Daniel didn't say that ftpmaster has no intention to
>> > comment on the amd64 issue, but just that he has no interesst to
>> > communicate with you (as a person) any more, because you cited
>> > private, off-hand remarks. Please learn the difference between the two
>> > statements.
>
>> Is there some other way to get a remark from the ftpmasters on the
>> issue? As rude as it may seem, it appears to have been much more
>> effective in getting some comment on the issue than the other ways which
>> have been tried.
>> have to make it clear that they intended to make it public, as I'm sure
>> tbm does either explicitly or implicitly.
>
> So, thus far we've gotten the following remarks from the ftp-masters on
> this issue:
>
> - James finds it disheartening when people belliger ftp-masters
> - Daniel feels abused and betrayed by Chris's entrapment
>
> Which establishes that there are two ftp-masters who still have a pulse,
> but otherwise doesn't speak to the issue at all; and I could've told you
> that much anyway, if it even needed telling.
>
> Explain to me again why this was a useful exercise?
>
>> I do note that this is what tbm does to some extent,
>> but he's pretty busy.
>
> Interesting that the DPL gets a break for being pretty busy, but
> ftp-masters get flame-broiled...
Because TBM answeres when you write him a mail or ask him on irc, even
if it's a 'no news yet' or 'james will post something next week' or
even a 'I'm busy'.
He might be to busy to do all the thinks one would wish but not to
busy (or lazy or arrogant) to get that fact across.
> --
> Steve Langasek
> postmodern programmer
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