Re: First draft of review of policy must usage
sean finney <seanius@debian.org> writes:
> On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 18:54 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
>> > I don't think it's a good idea to change the policy manual for every release
>> > to match release RC policy. In current policy it's clear that it's a bug that
>> > should be fixed in the package and I'm sure it will become release critical in
>> > a next release...
>>
>> I would expect the RC policies to differ only incrementally between
>> releases, so don't see updating policy for every release being a real
>> problem, if this is the direction people think we should go.
>
> excuse me if this has already been suggested, but... wouldn't it just
> make things a lot easier to leave policy the way it is, but insert a
> one-liner preface somewhere in the policy document that states that
> release managers have the power to downgrade/ignore different clauses in
> policy as they feel appropriate?
>
> i'd say it's a fairly accurate representation of what's going on, and it
> lets policy keep its teeth for the rest of the distribution's
> development cycle.
What's the importance of Debian Policy if RM team can do whatever they
want? How we can ensure that Debian has the minimal quality when it's
get release?
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