Re: Adopting OpenStack packages
On March 4, 2017 4:46:05 AM EST, Vincent Bernat <bernat@debian.org> wrote:
> ❦ 3 mars 2017 21:42 -0800, Clint Byrum <clint@fewbar.com> :
>
>> One great thing about teams is they have many faces. Talk to me. Talk
>to
>> Allison. Talk to others. We're here to make sure things flow smoothly
>> for OpenStack and Debian, and if you have disagreements and don't
>want
>> to fight, I get that. Maybe we can reach consensus through other
>> channels.
>
>Unfortunately, the team usually stays silent (I included) when Piotr
>takes some decision. It's not like Zigo was the only one that
>accidently uploaded a non-team-owned package. It just happened to be
>packages maintained by someone over-protective. I have noticed several
>other occurrences for packages that I maintain, I didn't ever bother to
>make a mention.
>
>So, the face of the team is Piotr, for better (pybuild) and worse (ban
>without a time limit).
Piotr consulted other team admins. He may have been the public face of the decision, but it wasn't his alone. It was also unique. I don't recall even considering such a step any other time, before or since.
This was not about isolated mistakes. We've all made those. I do not, however, think it's useful to rehash the details. I do think it is worth mentioning that since he's back in the team it wasn't without limit.
Scott K
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