Re: ideas underlying policy
Raul Miller <rdm@test.legislate.com> writes:
> > I'd like to suggest that the issue be raised on debian-policy at some
> > stage, preferably before the package was released.
>
> Indeed, debian-policy should get all bug reports filed against policy.
> I'd prefer that the list be registered as the maintainer for "policy".
Is this currently the case? If so, then I have no problem with the wording
'file a bug against policy.'
> > Similar to the way we request developers to notify debian-devel about
> > an intent to create a package, I think we should ask them to notify
> > debian-policy about a potential policy conflict with their package.
>
> Why should this be distinct from filing the bug report against policy?
It shouldn't be distinct if filing a bug against policy produces the same
result, I just didn't think that this was the current situation.
Martin.
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