Re: Bug#39830: [AMENDMENT]: get rid of undocumented(7) symlinks
>>"Chris" == Chris Waters <xtifr@debian.org> writes:
Chris> On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 12:14:50AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>> There is a proposal under consideration for changing the
>> undocumented(7) man page. The current proposal is included below; it
>> is not yet the final form; and input of the general community is
>> solicited.
Chris> Excuse me? This is an old proposal which has been much debated and
Chris> much revised.
I did not say it was a new proposal.
Chris> It was also generally well-received, and I'm not quite sure
Chris> how it slipped between the cracks for so long.
*Shrug*. Since only one or two of the supposewd set of 5 or 6
policy editors were active at any given time, things got done when
there was time, and some stuff did tend to slip between the cracks.
Chris> Colin's new revision was proposed on Oct 30, and he suggested
Chris> two weeks debate (which seems more than fair since this was
Chris> already an old proposal). Some minor changes
Chris> (i.e. s/must/should/) were proposed by me and Mark Brown, and
Chris> since the discussion period IS NOW UP, the text posted by
Chris> Manoj to -devel (which incorporates the minor changes) IS
Chris> INDEED THE FINAL FORM!
Well, no, since Colin agreed that editorial changes to the
SGML were indeed permissible.
Chris> The decision to forward this to -devel (and to make misleading
Chris> claims about its status)
misleading?
Chris> seems to have been a unilateral decision on Manoj's part. If
Of course it was. And I reserve the right to forward matrerial
on a public mailing list to any other mailing list as I feel desrves
to be forwarded. If you think that such unilateral action is
unwarranted, you do not understand how mailing lists work.
Chris> he weren't professing his own love for the proposal, I would
Chris> suspect an underhanded attempt to undermine the proposal for
Chris> reasons unstated.
My, my. We are paranoid, aren't we?
Chris> If I were really paranoid, I'd speculate about why the policy
Chris> editors ignored the earlier versions of this proposal, which,
Chris> after much debate, *was accepted*! But I won't go there.
You already have. If your opinion mattered to me, perhaps I
would respond substantively.
Chris> But I am perturbed by Manoj's attempt to drag the debate out
Chris> further when this proposal has been debated to death since
Chris> June of 1999! And all objections have been answered or
Chris> addressed. And it has a full complement (more than) of proper
Chris> seconds already, and no remaining objections.
Well, I think because getting input from the general developer
body is never a bad idea. I think that major changes in packaging
ought to receive wider circulation than just the policy list.
Chris> I am also perturbed that Manoj, who WROTE our current policy
Chris> update policy seems to be completely and deliberately ignoring
Chris> that policy with his post to -devel. Manoj, what gives? (If
Chris> you actually object to the proposal, please, object!)
Also, because I am more interested in doing the right thing,
and looking at the spirit of the consensus building process, rather
than being a rules lawyer. You do agree that resolving any flaws we
may have overlooked is more important than not missing a deadline,
don't you?
And stop being paranoid. This is not an adversarial situation
(unless you make it so), the idea is to et to the best solution we
can.
Chris> Anyway, while I have no objections to input from -devel
Chris> readers, I have to say that anyone who's concerned about how
Chris> changes in policy may affect them should already be subscribed
Chris> to -policy.
Yeah, in an ideal world. But most often policy issues are not
of interest to the wider body of developers. Once in a while, a topic
that may have wider impact comes along, and then we inform -devel,
and ask for input.
This policy is not going to change.
Chris> Now, if this were my proposal, I might allow a further three
Chris> days discussion, out of respect for Manoj. I think three days
Chris> is more than adequate for a three-year-old proposal. But at
Chris> this point, it's Colin's proposal, and unless *he* decides to
Chris> extend the debate, I think this proposal lives or dies TODAY!
Chris> (And with many seconds and no objections, that means it
Chris> lives.)
Thankfully, you do not decide when things die.
manoj
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