On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 03:07:47PM -0700, Don Armstrong wrote: > On Fri, 11 Sep 2009, Matthew Johnson wrote: > > On Thu Sep 10 12:53, Steve McIntyre wrote: > > > Well, what happens if somebody wants to maintain software where there > > > is a strong set of opinion that we don't want it? In this case, I'd > > > like to delegate the power to the ftpmasters to say so and reject from > > > NEW etc. If we have a clear consensus that that would be OK then fine; > > > otherwise I'd like to run this through the GR process to make sure the > > > project as a whole agrees.
> > Isn't that a TC job? overruling developers? > The CTTE cannot overrule non-technical decisions of developers. > [§6.1.4 only applies to technical decisions.] > I suppose the project leader/ftpmasters could delegate this to the > CTTE under §5.1.4 and the CTTE could make a decision under §6.1.3, but > I'm not sure how that would interoperate with §6.1.4. Presumably the > project leader has the authority to override non-technical decisions > that affect the project under §5.1.4. 6.1.2 gives the TC the power to decide who is the maintainer of a package. By deciding that the ftp-master is the maintainer of the package, the ftp-master would have the authority to decide the package should be removed from the archive... :) -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org
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