On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:23:27 -0600 Micah Gersten <micahg@ubuntu.com> wrote: > There was some discussion at UDS-M in Brussels that RFPs are prone to > bit rot in Debian. I wanted to clarify whether or not the Ubuntu bug > squad (and other derivatives as well) should bother creating RFPs for > needs packaging bugs. A symptom of "scratch your own itch". RFP bugs are sometimes useful when a developer needs to find a tool for an unfamiliar task. If it's a niche package, it's probably better to just package it yourself instead of waiting for someone else to do it. It's better that the RFP bug rots in Debian than a half-hearted packaging attempt causing the package to rot in Debian. The package needs someone to care about it. Emdebian doesn't use RFP bugs - we either write a new tool or file bugs against packages already in Debian which could be adapted to suit. -- Neil Williams ============= codehelp@debian.org
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