Re: long term goals of debian membership
On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 09:49:46AM -0500, Itai Zukerman wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Dec 2000 08:12:20 -0500, Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org> wrote:
> > If the person doesn't need an @debian.org address, and they don't need
> > access to Debian systems, then they don't need to be a developer. If all
> > they want to do is send patches, file bugs, or just maintaine one package
> > of a program they author, then they don't really need to be a Debian
> > developer.
>
> There's a world of difference between
>
> $ dupload foo.changes
>
> and constant nagging E-mail to overworked sponsors, especially when
> the package you maintain has a fast revision cycle.
There's also a difference between a one package maintainer, who isn't
concerned with Debian as a whole, and someone who actively participates in
Debian project matters, aswell as other non-package related things.
Debian needs multi-tasking developers, not single-package maintainers[1] who
don't want to deal with project matters. I don't think developer
membership should be given just so your above example is easier. As many
people have said, membership is more than just maintaining a package or
two.
Ben
[1] This is to say that we don't need members who are like this, not that
we don't need those kinds of people, or their work. I just don't think
they should be holding a seat they aren't using, when someone else could
be doing so.
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