Re: Intent to package: debian-keyring
On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 20, 1998 at 03:57:27PM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> > On 20 Apr 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> > > By the way, I do not think I am alone in regarding the Policy
> > > as a standards document; a quick (informal) poll on IRC showed a
> > > wider accord (for what it counts for).
> > >
> > Folks with time on their hands tend to support measures that control the
> > group for the betterment of all without reguard to the desirablility of
> > such controls by those who have it imposed upon them. (sorry for the
> > tangled sentance)
>
> Dale, there are plenty of hard-working Debian folks who spend time in the
> IRC channel. Richard Braakman, Manoj, Joey Schulze, Joey Hess, Jason
> Gunthorpe, Ray "JHM" Dassen, Igor Grobmann... I know I'm forgetting several
> -- no denigration of their hard work is intended.
>
> I think you are mischaracterizing the developers who utilize the IRC
> channel, and it does not strengthen your argument. To what extent the
> policy manual should be a "guideline", and to what extent it should be
> a "standard", is an issue to which IRC has no relevance.
>
Thank you. That was the point I was so poorly trying to make. No
denigration was intended (just a bit of jealousy at not having any spare
time myself)
Luck,
Dwarf
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