Re: Bug#564536: GRUB maintainer address bounces

[Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org>]

* Steve Langasek (vorlon@debian.org) [100118 11:31]:
> In light of the last messages from Robert and Felix to this bug, should we
> consider this issue closed, Ben, or do you think that a general ruling from
> the TC regarding the acceptability of subscriber-only maintainer addresses
> is needed?

> (For my part, I can't quite bring myself to argue that this warrants a hard
> policy, because as annoying as it is to receive the bounce mails, I think
> all correspondence of any importance should go via the BTS instead of
> directly to $package@packages.d.o.)

I agree that really important issues need to go via bugs, and bugs
should work without bounces or mail to the submitter. This is however
the case here.

I also tend to prefer if the address is using an moderation-setup
instead of an bounce setup (and I would recommend that to anyone), but
I don't think I'd like to enforce people to that.

I might be willing to issue an policy statement saying so, but I
wouldn't like to overrule a maintainer on that. If prefered, it's also
ok for me to just close this case.


Cheers,
Andi