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Re: `Every package must have exactly one maintainer'



Hi,
>>"James" == James Troup <J.J.Troup@scm.brad.ac.uk> writes:

James> Christian Schwarz <schwarz@monet.m.isar.de> writes:

>> 4. A unique point of communication. In case of questions WRT a
>> packages' `interface', it's much easier for other maintainers to
>> get an `authoritative' answer if you have one person to contact.

James> You continually bring up this hideously bogus argument.

	I would find it easier to believe this argument is specious if
 there were at least one positive example.

	I hear a number of excuses why all current examples are bad;
 but the point is, all I have is an unproven theory (with lots of
 excuses why the efforts to put it in practice have failed). 

	I am not arguing that we outlaw multi-maintainer packages. I
 am saying that sharing responsibility does dilute it, and a
 package-by-committee requires far more communication.

	Has any one read the Mythical man month and what it says about
 design/implementaion by committee?

	manoj
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