Re: Formal declaration of weak package ownership in source packages (was: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers)

2016-12-11 Thread Scott Kitterman
On December 11, 2016 8:50:19 PM EST, Ian Jackson wrote: >Scott Kitterman writes ("Re: Formal declaration of weak package >ownership in source packages (was: Replace the TC power to depose >maintainers)"): >> These changes will require, at the very least, policy changes. We >> have a process fo

Re: Formal declaration of weak package ownership in source packages (was: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers)

2016-12-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Scott Kitterman writes ("Re: Formal declaration of weak package ownership in source packages (was: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers)"): > These changes will require, at the very least, policy changes. We > have a process for that. > > Unless this thing is somehow opt-in only, be prepar

Re: Formal declaration of weak package ownership in source packages (was: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers)

2016-12-11 Thread Scott Kitterman
On December 11, 2016 8:25:05 PM EST, Ian Jackson wrote: >Enrico Zini writes ("Re: Formal declaration of weak package ownership >in source packages (was: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers)"): >> On Tue, Dec 06, 2016 at 03:42:57PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: >> > > It's a lot simpler to ke

Re: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers

2016-12-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Charles Plessy writes ("Re: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers"): > Dear Ian, TC members and everybody, ... > Dear TC, you have my support, and please feel empowered to require high > standards from the confronting parties that ask for your decisions, so that > your task is made easier, for

Re: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers

2016-12-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Philip Hands writes ("Re: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers"): > Ian Jackson writes: > > I still don't understand why the TC is so crushingly slow to conter > > maintainer power in Debian. As I say in my other emails, a result of > > the TC's inaction, maintainer power in Debian is nearl

Re: Formal declaration of weak package ownership in source packages (was: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers)

2016-12-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Enrico Zini writes ("Re: Formal declaration of weak package ownership in source packages (was: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers)"): > On Tue, Dec 06, 2016 at 03:42:57PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > > > It's a lot simpler to keep this metadata outside source package. > > I endorse this pro

Re: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers

2016-12-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Rhonda D'Vine writes ("Re: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers"): > Going towards an abolished maintainership > area it will make it even less likely such needed communication with the > people feeling emotionally attached to the package to happen. This is a very good way of explaining the

Re: Formal declaration of weak package ownership in source packages (was: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers)

2016-12-11 Thread Enrico Zini
On Tue, Dec 06, 2016 at 03:42:57PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: > > It's a lot simpler to keep this metadata outside source package. > I endorse this product and/or service. Here's one way to quickly build a service like this: - Configure the web server to accept Debian's SSO credentials: http