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Re: DAM and NEW queues processing



Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> writes:
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:16:46AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:

>> I think, and I believe the ftpmasters would agree, that they will
>> enforce project consensus provided that it doesn't strike them as
>> legally dangerous or otherwise seriously problematic.  I would rather
>> have a consensus than a dictated policy.  More people involved means
>> more insight into the challenges of different types of packages.
>
> OTOH, relying on consensus instead of a documented policy means
> practices will tend to drift over time due to our collective
> fallibility in remembering why things were done the way they were.

Well, yes, we should reach a consensus and then write it down and not
change it without a new consensus process.  :)

-- 
Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org)               <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>


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