Re: Questions for the candidates

[Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>]

* Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> [2004-03-03 14:03]:
> On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 10:35:18AM +0000, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> > Please keep what I said about core teams in mind and re-read
> > "Internal - Core Teams, Delegates, Communication, Transparency".
> > Many of the points I raise there equally apply to (big) packages
> > and other technical matters.
> 
> At the same time, you say:
> 
>   Coordinating a project the size of Debian requires a very
>   different set of skills than maintaining a large package, such as
>   glibc.[1]

I don't see the conflict.  Yes, different tasks require different
skills.  Maintaining a package requires other skills than being the
administrator of .debian.org hosts.  The various delegates need
different skills as well: the DAM might not do a good job as Release
Manager, etc.  However, what all of these have in common is that the
_process_ has to work.  The teams have to work.  If the maintainer of
a package is overworked, help has to be found, just like when a
delegate is overworked.  When a maintainer doesn't communicate, the
problem has to be fixed, just like when a delegate cannot communicate.
When it's not clear how to interact with a maintainer, this should be
documented and the process be made more transparent, just like when
the job of a delegate is not well documented.

-- 
Martin Michlmayr
tbm@cyrius.com