Re: Let's be friends. (Non-maintainer uploads made easier)
srivasta@datasync.com (Manoj Srivastava) wrote on 25.10.97 in <[🔎] 87en5afndh.fsf@tiamat.datasync.com>:
> I'm beginning to think that
> a) the idea does not go far enough: we do seem to need
> co-maintainers, dpkg has them, I wanted one on the ill fated
> xearth file project, and I was going to co-maintain a HTML
> validation service (buying houses plays havoc with
> plans). Co-maintainance can help shift the burden around, but
> then the people involved are *partners*, and an arrangement has
> been reached by mutual consent before hand.
> b) By making *all* packages have friends by default, this idea goes
> too far; the default now is that anybody can make non-maintainer
> uploads after discussion, and I like that
> c) An apprenticeship program is also interesting, but I think a
> friends list is the wrong approach. A tutoring mind set is better
> than this, in which maintainers that are willing can hang out
> their shingle to answer questions, look at control and rules
> files, offer tips, and double check initial packages
>
>
> I have a feeling that there are better solutions to everything
> that this approach appears to address; but nobody seems to have
> thought it important enough so far to think about a solution, until
> this topic came up.
>
> We apparently have concerns that need to be addressed. I would
> prefer a solution to be crafted to the problem, not, as it appears in
> this case, grab one that seems to have appeared serendipitously (and,
> at least in my opinion, is not a great fit for any problem
> addressed).
Now this I can certainly agree with!
> It appears, though, that I am the only one with this opinion,
> and if such is the case, I'll shut up and withdraw from the
> discussion.
Not quite :-)
MfG Kai
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