On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Russ Allbery wrote: >>> If, as Bart has found, such mistakes are quite rare, then why worry so >>> much? We don't need new formal processes for rarely occurring social >>> problems. We need more people willing to help those that make social >>> mistakes to learn and improve themselves. > >> It's not that too many people are making mistakes. It's that too many >> people don't take any action out of fear of making the mistake in the >> first place. That's why we need a well defined process (or to at least >> codify the status quo more clearly). > > Yes, exactly. > > I don't want to be trusted to orphan packages on my own, and I've been a > DD for years. It's too much pressure! And as a result, I basically never > do it. One of the huge advantages of somewhat more formal systems is that > they remove the feeling of personal responsibility and provide some sort > of system that can deal with issues, which can make the whole thing feel > much more comfortable for everyone involved.
I think everyone is in agreement on that defined rules are bound to improve the situation. The question (at least with respect to non-maintainer orphaning) is, do we codify the tried and true bug report + wait 4*7*24*3600 system, or do we take a gamble with one of the new untested bureaucratic ones? Best wishes, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CANTw=MOJNWTDUwaQ1B=ZwCc_diJEN8GqcfLydv-B8=mu+3a...@mail.gmail.com