Proposed General Resolution : IRC as a Debian communication channel
Hello, list,
I read the discussion of desirable conduct between people working
for Debian, (which starts at
http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2001/debian-project-200110/msg00102.html)
It seems to consist of
-how should Debian developers interact
-does this apply to a mailinglist extraneous to Debian
I understand that you are seeking consensus on this.
I found a listmessage in the archive that might express consensus
on the first issue. It comes complete with rationale.
It is from the boot-floppies mailing list.
here it is :
>> On Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 02:25:19AM -0600, wrote:
>> > On Tue Sep 25, 2001 at 12:11:29AM -0800, wrote:
>> > >
>> > > busybox in potato was much smaller then busybox in woody, if you don't
>> > > wnat to remove all this bloat just make a bloody -bf package.
>> > >
>> > > NMU should be done ASAP.
>> >
>> > You don't need to NMU is, I'm perfectly able to do it.
>> > Could you answer me though? How much space do you
>> > need? How tight is powerpc? Has any effort been
>> > made to slim down the other apps as well?
>>
>> i would not have reopened the bug if i didn't need the space.
>
>I was able to build busybox on PowerPC, and it was uploaded. I didn't
>have a problem with the size of the root disks. Obviously there's
>something going on with your build machine that isn't happening on
>mine.
>
>> none of the crap i disabled is used or needed on boot-floppies.
>> period.
>>
>> bloat is unacceptable and `but i386 is ok' is not an acceptable
>> excuse.
>>
>> i asked for over 30k of savings and you gave me half for no good
>> reason.
>>
>> stop wasting time or get an NMU.
>
>*****, I need the good will and good work of other maintainers, we all
>need to cooperate if boot-floppies is going to keep moving forward.
>Are you intentionally trying to piss peoople off and make my job
>harder?
>
>This sort of vitriolic response to a valid question is completely
>uncalled for. Especially in a volunteer organization, where people
>contribute because they want to, because it's fun. You're just
>killing the fun, and not helping anyone.
I have deleted names as they are not relevant to the current topic.
may the spirit of christmas be with you,
Siward.
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