Hi,
>>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Dale> No, because as a guideline it is correct. This has been my point
Dale> all along. Policy is a guideline, which points to a preferred
Dale> path of development and proceedures. When those guidelines fail
Dale> to produce the desired results exception is taken and the "right
Dale> thing" is done anyway. If policy is not going to allow such
Dale> exceptions then the concept of Policy is broken.
I have already expressed my disagreement with the sentiment
that the Policy document is merely a guideline; I see it as a
standards document for the Debian distribution. So the policy is more
than just the preferred path; it is a set of rules to be followed by
packages in the Debian distribution.
I agree that there there well may be exceptions to the
individual directives in the Policy; in which case I think the
exceptions (when known) should be noted in the policy. This has the
added side effect of helping clarify the directive itself, and to
determine the scope, and it shall help to determine whether an
exception to the policy should apply to ones own package.
People have been recently railing at the policy manager for
taking unilateral decisions; but any package manager flouting the
policy is doing exactly the same. No one is infallible. I would much
rather have any exception discussed and added to the Policy manual,
rather than undermine the Policy document by condoning violations.
By the way, I do not think I am alone in regarding the Policy
as a standards document; a quick (informal) poll on IRC showed a
wider accord (for what it counts for).
manoj
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