Re: DAM approval wait time?
* Jamin W.Collins
| On 23 Oct 2002 17:34:58 +0200 Tollef Fog Heen <tollef@add.no> wrote:
|
| > I'd like not to quote me out of context like that, especially not when
| > cross posting to other lists; for the record, here is what I said:
| >
| > : Some people are more important to the project than others. People
| > : who are already contributing to important projects might get faster
| > : processing that those who «only» maintain a few packages.
| >
| > : I don't think that's too insensible, projects like debian-cd, d-i
| > : and such are critical to getting out a new release, most new
| > : packages aren't.
|
| I haven't yet requested to become a Debain maintainer, but statements like
| the above do concern me. Because an individual wants to work on a
| required component (or one that's perceived to be) they potentially get
| preferential treatment? I've gotta say, that doesn't sit too well with
| me.
That is my opinion, yes. And I'm not talking about packages, I am
talking about such things as the installer, the BTS, web pages, etc.
| Just because a package isn't core in one person's opinion doesn't
| mean it isn't in another's. Applications should be processed on merit and
| the order in which they are recieved, to give preference based on desired
| component just strikes me as wrong.
We can't release without an installer. We need the BTS. We need web
pages. We need CD images. If you help out with those projects that
are part of our infrastructure, which makes it possible to do all the
other things Debian is about, then, yes, I think you should be
prioritized.
Again; my opinion. Nobody elses. Wearing no hat but my own.
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Tollef Fog Heen ,''`.
UNIX is user friendly, it's just picky about who its friends are : :' :
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