Re: Ubuntu discussion at planet.debian.org
Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> writes:
>>> Not true. People were mostly twiddling their thumbs. Only a small
>>> subset of people can actually help in fixing RC bugs.
>
>> Are you talking about skills?
>
> Yes. Recently, I tried fixing a selinux issue with
...
> Now, I have time to maintain my own packages (barely), but not
> enough to spend a few days on an one-off effort to fix a bug. So I
> _can_ help improve Debian -- but only in small areas where I have
> already gained some expertise.
I agree that I would be able to fix glibc or gcc. But don't you think
this is marginal considering the number of packages in Debian?
>>> We have tried the whole freezing route. But feel free to try it out
>>> (like aj did Testing), and tell us how it would have worked.
>
>> The difference is that I don't want to throw Testing out.
>
> Quite. But you have not mentioned how you are going to
> ameliorate the effect of closing down all development for a few
> months by shutting down unstable.
I've neither promised the Voodoo magic which would fix everything.
It wouldn't be necessary if everyone was properly taking care of
one's packages.
--
Jérôme Marant
http://marant.org
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