Re: QA group best practice?
* Raphael Hertzog (hertzog@debian.org) [030726 18:50]:
> Le Sat, Jul 26, 2003 at 07:56:35PM +1000, Matthew Palmer écrivait:
> > Assuming the rest of the changelog entries are correct, you could deduce it
> > was QA by the previous "orphaned" and subsequent "new maintainer" entries.
> > I just think it's a nice, easy identification method.
> Sure, it's nice, but that doesn't mean we should make a rule out of it.
> You have the right to do things that are not written/documented if you
> think that they are helpful.
Perhaps write: "It helps readers of the Changelog if you also notice
that ...". (Or: It's considered as good practice if ...)
> > Well yes, but the thing about common sense is that it's so uncommon. <g>
> Sorry, but we shouldn't write down everything ... or we'll discourage
> everyone from reading any Debian doc.
It's a difference between rules (like policy manual) and a best
practices guide. The last should be IMHO much more verbose.
Cheers,
Andi
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