Re: mixmaster /etc/default/*
On Sat, 01 Dec 2007, Anthony Towns wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 07:38:00PM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > Having read the bug report I don't think there is very much to be said
> > in favour of the submitter's point of view.
>
> This is exactly the sort of thing I think we should simply ignore rather
> than issue any sort of ruling on. It's simply not important enough to
> be an issue. ie, unless someone on the tech ctte wants to champion the
> submitter's cause, I think we should simply reassign the bug back to
> mixmaster and close it. Err, if it's actually been assigned to the ctte
> by now.
Deciding that an issue isn't important enough to make a decision
requires making some sort of decision. I don't think the CTTE has any
analogous process to a writ of certiorari,[1] so once an issue has
been refered to the CTTE by an individual the issue should be resolved
by considering the merits and making a decision.
I mean, the time consuming part of investigating the problem, writing
a summary, and resolving the issue has been taken care of already, so
you all might as well read the summary and vote accordingly.
Don Armstrong
1: And even if one was warranted, by framing a decision, Ian has
basically done just that.
--
Dropping non-free would set us back at least, what, 300 packages? It'd
take MONTHS to make up the difference, and meanwhile Debian users will
be fleeing to SLACKWARE.
And what about SHAREHOLDER VALUE?
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