Re: Proposal for removal of mICQ package
>>>>> In article <[🔎] 20030213215204.GB18373@tofu.home.mamane.lu>, Lionel Elie Mamane <lionel@mamane.lu> writes:
> I think Debian should somewhat stick together. We certainly
> shouldn't encourage upstream developers to annoy our users because
> of issues they have with the maintainer.
Annoy our users? Cripple programs, and damage the reputration
of Debian, and use end users (those we strive, in the social
contract, to keep up in high regard and all) as collateral damage to
coerce Debian into action?
Regardless of what else needs be fixed here, that action is
unconscionable.
> This brings me to a more general issue: We need a procedure to
> "disown" maintainers. I mean, if they prove they suck at
> maintaining some package, some procedure to assign the package to
> someone else. The initial request could come from upstream, pissed
> off users, something like that (a "plaintiff"). Some procedure (a
> "trial") would then decide whether removing maintainership of that
> package from the maintainer would be just, fair and the better
> thing for Debian, its users, free software. We need a carefully
> crafted policy to guide the trial, to write down how these goals
> should be balanced.
Cool. Lets see who pissed me off today ....
manoj
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Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/>
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