Re: Contacting authors

To: Debian Development <debian-devel@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: Contacting authors
From: john@dhh.gt.org
Date: 07 Oct 1998 18:44:07 -0500
Message-id: <[🔎] 871zokaqew.fsf@hasler.dhh>
In-reply-to: Martin Schulze's message of Thu, 8 Oct 1998 00:07:26 +0200
References: <[🔎] 19981007222756.F24922@finlandia.infodrom.north.de> <[🔎] 19981007145900.E10608@kitenet.net> <[🔎] 19981008000726.O24922@finlandia.infodrom.north.de>

Martin Schulze writes:
> I'd like to make it optional so it does not have to be used but only
> should.  Each pkg. maintainer could negotiate with
> the upstream author about this feature and not use it if the author
> doesn't like that.

The policy should emphasize that it not be used without consulting the
author.  If it is not used mail to the author should go to the maintainer
instead of bouncing.
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI

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- Re: Contacting authors
  - From: Martin Schulze <joey@finlandia.Infodrom.North.DE>

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