Noel David Torres Taño <env...@rolamasao.org> writes: > I see a small problem with this, and it is the following: imagine that > somebody packages a useful application. He has no special interest in > Debian, but only in that application, and it is an application we > consider worth enough to have in Debian.
I see that scenario as problematic in itself. I would much rather delay the inclusion of that package until it gains a maintainer who demonstrates interest in Debian as a whole, than have it maintained by someone who “has no special interest in Debian”. > That person creates the Debian package (as he creates packages for > other distros) and puts it here. It is a good package of a good app, > and he will have continuous interest in time for the package (that is, > he will maintain the package in shape). Do you have a concrete example of such a package that is especially well-maintained by someone who “has no special interest in Debian”? > Will we say him we will not upload his work just because he does not > review other package he has no interest at all in? My opinion: we have an excess of packages, and a dearth of maintainers who have interest in improving Debian as a whole. I would much rather address the latter by preferring maintainers who demonstrate an interest in Debian as a whole, not just their pet package. -- \ “By instructing students how to learn, unlearn, and relearn, a | `\ powerful new dimension can be added to education.” —Alvin | _o__) Toffler, _Future Shock_, 1970 | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/8739ron1zv....@benfinney.id.au