<quote who="Manoj Srivastava" date="Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 09:43:52AM -0500"> > > I'd like to see those who have made long-term, sustained, and > > significant contributions to Debian enfranchised. That could mean > > broadening the category of developer through changes to NM or it > > could also mean another enfranchised category of contributor. That's > > what I read as the argument at the core of this thread -- but > > perhaps I was just projecting. > > I think we need to make them full, undifferentiated, members > of the project. Which means going through a process where we know > they adhere to our foundation documents, and spend time with a > trusted developer (AM) so we have a better idea of who they are, and > can have a modicum of trust in that they do not sabotage the > project. I agree completely. My only criticism has been with limiting or putting up roadblocks to full undifferentiated membership for people making certain type of contributions. I'm not suggesting a lower bar for P&P, trust, identity, etc. Regards, Mako -- Benjamin Mako Hill mako@debian.org http://mako.cc/
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