On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Stefano Zacchiroli <z...@debian.org> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 04:48:17PM +0100, Jon Dowland wrote: >> That seems like a good idea, if we're in agreement that the point of >> DM is to be a bridge status whilst someone works through NM. I think >> that was the intention and presume it still is. > > I disagree that it is always the case. It might be a popular option (due > to the fact that we highly encourage NMs to go through DM first). BUt > there are many cases, at least according to my anecdotal evidence, of > people who are more than happy remaining DM. I don't think we should > make their life more miserable by ensuring they have to periodically > re-ask for the permission to upload. > > After all, DM was also bout allowing people to do technical packaging > working in Debian, without asking them extra commitment, such as the > moral duty of following Debian "politics" that comes with being a full > project member. I think that's a very important use case to support.
I do totally agree with zack here. Moreover, if a DM gets "tired" of having to resort to sponsoring for new sources/stuff that has to go to the NEW queue (or even the one who's tired is it's usual sponsor), it's the best reason for him/her to become a DD. Adding a timeframe might also mean a kind of "pressure" for some DMs who want to do things in a more quiet pace. My two cents, Lisandro. -- Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez Meyer http://perezmeyer.com.ar/ http://perezmeyer.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ca+qpbz1+eszzd-ab8tn5wczjtvrfupqhmkz1b49ftxqtctz...@mail.gmail.com