Re: first proposal for a new maintainer policy
Christian Schwarz <schwarz@monet.m.isar.de> writes:
> Every package in the distribution must have one or more maintainers
> at a time (see below).
That's not currently true. Orphaned packages are not typically
removed from the unstable distribution. Instead their maintainer is
set to (orphaned) or debian-qa@lists.debian.org. I prefer the current
practice.
> Duties of a maintainer
> Privileges of a maintainer
The proposed constitution already provides outlines these in a better
fashion.
> Orphaned packages [first paragraph based on s2.3.2, policy manual]
It seems you agree with what I wrote above. So you should strike the
"Every package..." sentence I quoted.
And now to the crux of your post. This is a much more reasonable
suggestion. My only criticism is of the requirement of a head
maintainer. The proposed constitution already has a method for
settling technical disagreements between developers. Choosing a head
maintainer purely so that we can point the finger is disingenuous.
Guy
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