On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 09:14, Martin Wuertele<m...@debian.org> wrote: > * Sandro Tosi <mo...@debian.org> [2009-07-29 07:39]: > >> > Debian decides to adopt time-based release freezes >> >> No, the project DID NOT decide it, the release team did, and the >> project has to accept it; there's a lot of difference. > > No see 4.1.3 of the constitution "Make or override any decision > authorised by the powers of the Project Leader or a Delegate."
of course, if we have to take formal steps for everything, we'll do a GR. I hoped that in this project we can discuss ideas instead of fight. >> > Time-based freezes will allow the Debian Project to blend the >> > predictability of time based releases with its well established policy of >> > feature based releases. The new freeze policy will provide better >> > predictability of releases for users of the Debian distribution, and also >> >> bullshit! we are trading quality for what? We release when it's ready, >> not when the clock ticks. it's completely a non-sense, and it's >> generating only bad feelings in developers and users. > > freeze != release, I'm not happy with the way the decision was > communicated. I beg you to mind your wording tough. I know it was unpolite, but it's the only way I can express my feelings right now. >> 1. what about the developers that couldn't come to DC? don't we >> deserve to be asked for our opinion? are we of a lower class? is this >> a decision only made by a team and then you want to us to pretend the >> whole project decided it? > > It is a delegate decision according to 2.5 of the constitution. so let's call it this way: not "Debian decided" but "a delegate decided on behalf of the project", I think this clarifies what happened. -- Sandro Tosi (aka morph, morpheus, matrixhasu) My website: http://matrixhasu.altervista.org/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org