Re: debian-keyring, what's happened?
On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 11:13:32PM +0100, James Troup wrote:
> > I can see how unmaintained accounts which are in groups that have
> > some important permissions can be potentially harmful; but other
> > than that inactivity of some members doesn't seem detrimental.
>
> Well, you need to think about it then. We don't recruit people, they
> volunteer. People are much less likely to volunteer for a team (which
> does a lot of work) of 5 than a team of 2.
That's one way of thinking: some people will be more likely to volunteer for
participation in a larger team because it means they less work will be
required from them, and less responsibility.
> > It doesn't stop other members from contributing, in some cases, on
> > the contrary, it can urge the other members to do more.
>
> Err, so? How is that a good thing? Time is not some bottomless well
> that people can just dip into and get however much they want you know.
Well, we could start removing MIA people from groups, too.
(yeah, I know, there are probably several excruciating reasons why that
isn't possible :P)
> > > o) This is the keyring we're talking about, it's not like I can just
> > > accept any developer who volunteers.
> >
> > Of all 550 developers, there must be someone that you can trust with such a
> > responsibility and who are willing to volunteer.
>
> a) it's nothing like 550 in the real world, and you know it,
Whatever the number is, there must be some who are suitable.
> b) if anything more than .5% of developers had actually volunteered to
> help you might be halfway to having a point.
That little people volunteered? That's strange... I'd volunteer but I know
you wouldn't accept me in :>
Anyway, -devel readers, anyone wanna volunteer? The requirements were pretty
much laid out in this thread.
> P.S. You're wasting my time; if you want to carry this on, feel free,
> just don't except me to reply, and _don't_ Cc me, okay?
OK.
BTW even if this discussion is wasting your time right now, it sheds light
to what keyring maintenance is and will hopefully lower the amount of
`bitching and whining' in the future. Perhaps someone appropriate will
voluneer to help, even.
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