Re: NEW handling ...
On Sun, Mar 20, 2005 at 02:35:56PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 20, 2005 at 12:11:07PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 18, 2005 at 05:05:07PM +0100, Joerg Jaspert wrote:
>
> > > > And yes, i volunteer to help out NEW handling, if that help is wanted.
>
> > > Just for the record, not to anyone directly, it just fits here:
> > > This is not how it works. Offering something randomly and then sitting
> > > back waiting, later maybe complaining offer wasnt accepted.
>
> > > The way I got into the ftpteam was simple to do the work.
> > > ssh to merkel, looking at the changes files if I find a reason for the
> > > package to go out of new, compiling a list of stuff, feeding it to one
> > > of the guys who could run lisa on it.
> > > Done that a few times with some long lists, got some packages out of
> > > NEW. Now I do it myself...
>
> > > So, If you want anything to be done: Dont write mails about it how it
> > > could be done, just do it, anything else is just to be treated as the
> > > stuff our politicians say...
>
> > Easy thing. i tried to help ftp-masters on some case which where important and
> > where packages got undully retained in NEW for long time (and these where the
> > powerpc kernels, which on two occasions had a >1 month waiting time in the
> > past, and the kernel-latest-powerpc metapackages, which will not be used by
> > d-i because of the >1.5 month waiting time)
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/03/msg00410.html
>
> Lay off the fucking FUD.
Ask Colin. kernel-latest was not used in d-i rc3 because it was >1.5 month in
NEW.
> > And do you seriously think that the ftp-master team would have been expanded
> > like it has, if the issue would not have aired publicly recently ? I have some
> > doubts about it.
>
> That's because you're a twit, and the very reason ftp-masters are afraid
Thanks all the same.
> that taking positive action in the current mailing list climate is seen as
> encouraging that hostile climate. Thanks for that.
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2005/02/msg00213.html
And what do you say of aj denying there is a NEW problem on the debian-vote
threads ?
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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