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Re: [SUMMARY/PROPOSAL] Orphaning another maintainer's packages



On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 8:19 PM, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 07:33:27PM -0400, Michael Gilbert wrote:
>
>> We already orphan packages without the maintainer's consent, and it's
>> already called "orphaning".
>
>> Salvaging is still undefined
>
> No, it is not.  The definition was clear from the first use of the term.
> Stop trying to redefine it.
>
>> So let's keep the term's definition open for debate.
>
> Or, find something useful to do with yourself instead.

This is an unkind insult.  I am defending my dissertation on Monday,
so I have more than enough to do right now.  That's something quite
important to me, and I am taking time away from that to make a
passionate case for something else that I believe in.  I've also spent
a reasonable amount of time on Debian over the past few weeks, but I
prefer humility, so I won't drone on about that.

Anyway, deployment of an abusive ad hominem is generally seen as a
concession of the argument to the opposing side of the discussion, so
I think that puts a rather sour note and an end to this particularly
unproductive sub-thread.

Best wishes,
Mike


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