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Re: [PORPOSAL] The current NM process impairs Debian quality



On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Adrian Bunk wrote:

> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 12:41:53 +0200 (CEST)
> From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
> To: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: [PORPOSAL] The current NM process impairs Debian quality
> Resent-Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 13:45:35 +0200 (CEST)
> Resent-From: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
> 
> On 24 Apr 2002, Manfred Wassmann wrote:
> 
> > Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de> writes:
> >
> > > tags 142226 - potato
> > > severity 142226 grave
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > 1. This bug shouldn't be tagged "potato" since it does not affect a
> >...
> > Instead I think that the NM process doesn't take into account that a
> > prospective NM, once having completed all checks, is very likely to
> > have one or more packages in the distribution.  And, once that is, it
> > is very likely that bug reports are getting filed against those
> > packages.  Now these bugs are less likely to be fixed if the NM has to
> > bug other developers to sponsor the package for every little change to
> > be made.  The sponsoring system is OK for the first upload, maybe the
> > second, but after that it starts to annoy.
> >...
> 
> You need a regular sponsor for your packages. Why are you e.g. not
> registered at the "Sponsorship of future Debian developers" page [1]?

Because I only get an error message when I try to access that page.  And I
didn't get any response when I reported that.

> You could also try to directly contact people who maintain packages that
> are related to your packages like in your case perhaps Jeff Licquia.

Well, I did.

regards manolo


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