Re: spam closes Debian bugs!
* Julian Mehnle (lists@mehnle.net) [040313 13:40]:
> Andreas Barth wrote:
> > * Julian Mehnle (lists@mehnle.net) [040313 13:10]:
> > > Only DDs, the maintainer, and the reporter -- if his initial report
> > > was signed.
> > Come on. You're trying to fix a problem we don't really have. Please:
> > If it is not broken, than don't fix it.
> I'm just not one of these conservatives who fix real problems not
> until massive damage has already been caused. I'm clearly seeing a
> big potential problem here, and I'm suggesting a solution *before*
> significant damage has been caused.
Blah. _You're_ doing damange in wasting time of maintainers.
> > And: There are some non-DDs who do just great QA-work. You don't want
> > to exclude them? And: Why should a non-DD not be allowed to start
> > helping out at any package before he is added to the uploaders field?
> We need to weight the advantage of less bureaucracy against the
> disadvantage of less security. I deem it an acceptable compromise
> to restrict the *control* of bug reports to people we are sure we
> can trust. And yes, as I am no DD, my suggestion would exclude *me*
> from *controlling* any bugs I didn't report or bugs for packages I
> don't maintain. And I have no problem with that.
Yes, you don't maintain any packages and don't do any QA work and
don't be a DD. So please restrict yourself to speaking about things
you know, and don't try to put restrictions on the way other people do
their work.
> > helping to sort out bug reports is something that's quite often
> > _really_ helpful to the maintainer.
> So what's the problem with becoming a co-maintainer?
Do you think I should add someone to uploaders _before_ he has started
to prove that he has clue? Or should I sponsor each message of him to
the BTS? I'm reading _every_ change regarding a bug of any of my
packages - and I'll fix it if something breaks.
Cheers,
Andi
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