> Delegates aren't somehow magically different, and there aren't enough No, everyone with special privileges or access is "magically different". That includes DSA, ftpmaster, the release team, and so forth.
> people willing to do critical central work that one can rule out everyone Aren't there? > position that involves a larger time committment. Otherwise, the only > people you could get to take on time-intensive delegated positions are > people who either have very flexible working conditions or who have > sufficient personal funds to not have to work a full-time job. Sounds like you're describing a volunteer organization. > It is absolutely worthwhile to expect people in such positions to act in > the best interests of Debian, to be aware of their different hats, and to > be cautious about having a variety of people coming from a variety of > different positions involved in critical decisions. This isn't exactly a > new problem, though, and *many* free software projects have already dealt > with issues like this in a reasonable way. As far as I can tell, the developer body is not united in that expectation. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]