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Re: [PROPOSAL v2] Orphaning another maintainer's packages



On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 3:05 AM, Andreas Tille  wrote:
>> Unless we're having some heavyweight process with multiple pings
>> etc. (which we IMO shouldn't) the way the maintainer might first
>> discover that someone feels the package needs to be orphaned is by the
>> ITO bug.  The maintainer needs to have a good chance to object.
>
> Why should a maintainer who ignored several other bugs should be
> astonished about such kind of a bug?
>
> OK, if you want a chance for objection:  Lets add to the procedure an
> upload to DELAYED/15 which gives another two weeks time to react.  I
> definitely think that somebody who really is in the mood of salvaging
> a package and has some momentum should not be delayed a longer time
> than two weeks to start with some action.

That is essentially my proposal then.

Maybe we need a DELAYED/30 (or more) queue for orphaning uploads?

Best wishes,
Mike


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