Re: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers
]] Ian Jackson
> Imagine the roles were replaced. Imagine the actual petitioners (P
> and W, for the same of argument) were the current maintainers, and the
> actual current maintainer (R) were a petitioner saying "please make me
> the maintainer". Would the TC would spend months debating before
> dismissing such a manifestly unfounded petition ?
That's a very hypothetical question which is hard to answer without more
context of what P and W had done lately in terms of maintaining the
package.
> Can you explain why the TC is so reluctant to depose or overrule
> maintainers ?
Because I generally find it's generally the wrong tool for the job. If
I can come up with a good explanation for why somebody should take a
particular course of action (which I need before I'm willing to override
anybody), and I take the time to explain it to them and discuss with
them, I find we usually end up agreeing.
The goal is not to end up with a new maintainer. Deposing a maintainer
or overriding them is sometimes a necessary evil, but it's never my
first option.
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