On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 05:39:17PM +1100, Sam Johnston wrote: > I propose the following resolution: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > That the Debian Machine Usage Policies[1] (DMUP) be amended as follows: > 1. That the Mail/News section be modified to read: > Using Debian machines for reading mail is OK, please choose a lightly > loaded machine [ie not master]. We do not support the use of mail download > methods such as POP or IMAP, use your ISP's mail server and forwarding. > Incoming mail is to be used only for tasks related to Debian or to packages > in the Debian archive (including those for which an ITP has been filed). > The DSA's may find it necessary to compress, relocate or erase mail without > warning. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This provides a clear definition of what I consider acceptable use of > @debian.org addresses. For the sake of brevity I have not allowed for > exceptions like use in curriculum vitaes or on software not included in > Debian as I consider them unnecessary. Free email addresses are readily > available and most developers will have alternate addresses already. > It provides a high level of protection for the Debian name and requires > minimal administrative effort. There seems to be a procedural question here: to my knowledge, the DMUP was never ratified through a GR in the first place, so it's not entirely clear what it would mean to amend it with a GR. Since the DMUP is effectively a policy statement of the DSA team, would they necessarily be bound to enforce the amended version? If they wouldn't, is there any benefit to attaching this to the DMUP? -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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