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Re: [Debconf-team] Protecting Debian from DebConf issues? (was: Collaboratively drafting the next DebConf) delegation



Steve Langasek dijo [Sat, Nov 07, 2015 at 09:19:52AM -0700]:
> > For me, making them responsible implies that they are either actually 
> > taking these decisions, or exercise some sort of leadership onto the 
> > team actually taking these.
> 
> > If we expect the DC$n teams to decide on the use of 'Debian resources' 
> > on their own, then these teams should be made responsible, not the 
> > chairs.
> 
> I don't expect that at all.  A team that is only handling the organization
> of a single year's conference shouldn't have anything resembling the
> authority to decide on their own how Debian resources are used.
> 
> The "local team" will have lots of good ideas and enthusiasm for how to put
> them into effect.  But they *must not* do this without the oversight of the
> DPL or delegates - they can propose these ideas, but must not assume that
> being the local team gives them the authority to use Debian resources
> without discussion.
> 
> For the past few years, we've fared well with strong, well-organized local
> teams that pose little risk to the Debian Project.  This has not always been
> the case.  The organizational structure of the DebConf team needs to handle
> the cases when we *don't* have a strong local team, not just the cases when
> we do.

YES YES YES.

Please, add my personal emphasis to everything here said by Steve.

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