On Ma, 05 oct 10, 15:47:05, Bernhard R. Link wrote: > * Bernhard R. Link <brlink@debian.org> [101005 11:55]: > > My best guess yet is that this proposal is to tell DAM that we do not oppose > > second-class Debian Developers with less privileges, so that they may add > > second-class DDs in the hope that this will encourage more non-packagers to > > become DDs (albeit then second class ones). > > Okay, second try after I got some replies in private discussion. Trying > to move this to debian-vote in the hope that I am not the only one so > slow on the uptake, so others might benefit from it: > > This proposal is to tell DAM we are not opposed to having Debian > Developers with less privileges than DDs currently get by default, > so that DAM is more likely to implement something were people may get > only a subset of the current initial privileges in the hope that this > will encourage more non-packagers to become DD (with then less privileges > than currently but in a way they do not feel like second class citizens). I might be mistaken, since I'm not a native English speaker, but you seem to imply that having DDs with less "privileges" can be a bad thing. If my hunch was right, do you think that people might not want to join the Project due to the fear of becoming "second-class citizens" or are there some other problems that you expect? Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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