Roger Leigh writes ("Re: Ubuntu/Debian cooperation"): > That doesn't solve any problems. If you have a problem with a > maintainer, please report it. Debian doesn't want unresponsive or > unhelpful maintainers either, but if we are not made aware of a > problem, it can't be dealt with.
(switching hats again) We do have a problem with this in Debian. You can say `please report it', but to whom ? Is there anyone who is able and willing to admonish (privately would probably be most helpful!) an unhelpful or obstructive maintainer ? A good proportion of the issues referred to the (underused) TC are at least in large part because a maintainer has just blown off the submitter (for example, by declining to get into the necessary detailed discussion). I think it might be helpful if we could establish a `mediation team' who would firstly try to help people communicate, and if it seemed that one side were being crap, tell them off. But we'd have to be very careful about what kind of people we ended up with on the mediation team ! Ian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]