On Sun, May 09, 1999 at 10:21:18PM -0700, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
> A FLIPPANT OFFTOPIC POSTING is one such as the one I mailed earlier
> this week that probably has no place here. I will try and refrain
> from doing so in the future. This is a serious forum, and we ought to
> stick to business.
> "Manoj" == Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Manoj> I hereby formally object to this proposal, as I think this
Manoj> is something that merely add bureaucracy to the list, and
Manoj> shall do little to actually increase throughtput.
Not to mention there isn't (yet?)
A FLIPPANT OFFTOPIC POSTING is one such as the one I mailed earlier
this week that probably has no place here. I will try and refrain
from doing so in the future. This is a serious forum, and we ought to
stick to business.
(Welcome to yet another cc-o-rama)
Previously Oliver Elphick wrote:
> Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> >I formally ask for seconds to this objection to this
> > proposal. (If it helps, I shall formally call this proposal a troll).
>
> second
Seconded as well
Wichert.
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On Fri, May 07, 1999 at 02:47:57PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Gord" == Gordon Matzigkeit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Manoj Srivastava writes:
> MS> I formally ask for seconds to this objection to this
> MS> proposal.
>
> Gord> If you get seconders, then I will withdraw
Hi,
>>"Gord" == Gordon Matzigkeit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Manoj Srivastava writes:
MS> I formally ask for seconds to this objection to this
MS> proposal.
Gord> If you get seconders, then I will withdraw my proposal. However, I
Gord> myself will honour it (i.e. I will formally struc
On Fri, May 07, 1999 at 12:36:00AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> I formally ask for seconds to this objection to this
> proposal. (If it helps, I shall formally call this proposal a troll).
I second that. =>
Otherwise if we can't object to it strongly enough, I propose we add the
de
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I hereby formally object to this proposal, as I think this is
> something that merely add bureaucracy to the list, and shall fdo
> little to actually increase throughtput.
>
> The Debian policy list has so far been a fairly
> Manoj Srivastava writes:
MS> I formally ask for seconds to this objection to this
MS> proposal.
If you get seconders, then I will withdraw my proposal. However, I
myself will honour it (i.e. I will formally structure all my own
proposals, to try to facilitate their clarity).
MS
Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> I formally ask for seconds to this objection to this
> proposal. (If it helps, I shall formally call this proposal a troll).
Seconded.
The troll was amusing, vaguely, but speaking as someone who's trying to
summarize policy proposals weekly, it was a waste of m
Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I hereby formally object to this proposal, as I think this is
> something that merely add bureaucracy to the list, and shall fdo
> little to actually increase throughtput.
>
>The Debian policy list has so far been a fairly informa group
Hi,
I hereby formally object to this proposal, as I think this is
something that merely add bureaucracy to the list, and shall fdo
little to actually increase throughtput.
The Debian policy list has so far been a fairly informa group,
and yes, we are fractious, and often enthu
On Thu, May 06, 1999 at 06:31:43AM -0600, Gordon Matzigkeit wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Severity: wishlist
It is a shame to think that -policy might even have to resort to something
like this because some people can't keep their discussions focused on
issues or even know when a discussion has
Package: debian-policy
Severity: wishlist
1 TERMINOLOGY
MUST, MUST NOT, SHOULD, SHOULD NOT, MAY, and MAY NOT are taken to have
their IETF RFC meanings.
A FLAMEWAR is a debate that increases in energy without reaching any
conclusion.
A PROPOSAL is a proposed change to the Debian Policy document.
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