On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:07:13 +0200 Paul Dwerryhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 11:26:53PM +0200, Paul Seelig wrote: > > Hopefully PostScript will soon be enabled in the official Debian > > packages again. > > It appears that it will be re-enabled in 1.7.1: > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=256072 > > Why it can't be re-enabled in 1.7, I don't know. Has anyone worked > out why the maintainer was so stubborn about this issue? Along those lines, isn't there some Debian-policy concerning stuff like this? I saw someone else ask in a previous thread about Mozilla, but never saw an answer to it. Let me say I know it takes a lot of work to build packages and upload them to the Debian server. I understand that it's not just a matter of getting it to build right, but also to use the right config options so that it Just Works(tm) the way Debian is famour for. I really appreciate all the work Debian Developers do in this regard, but it seems to me that the Debian Developer for Mozilla is lacking some crucial experience. After all, what knowledgeable DD would remove a feature and upload a new version based on 3 sentences from a non-dd, without at least 1) checking with upstream about mentioned exploit 2) look in upstream forums and bug reports for mentioned exploit 3) get the proper folks to issue a DSA about the problem and explain why we have to use an inferior product to fix a non-fixable hole in the superior product. So, how did said DD become a DD for such an important package as Mozilla and Firefox if they didn't know such standard procedures? Is there a Debian policy for forcefully removing a package from a DD's jurisdiction and assigning it to another DD? Not that I'm not willing to give the Mozilla DD a second chance, just that this experience has made me curious about what procedure might be. Thanks, Jacob -- GnuPG Key: 1024D/16377135 Random .signature #46: Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted before the changes will take effect. Reboot now? [OK]
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