Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 04:04:24PM +0100, Philip Hands wrote: > > * Active contributors of non-packaging work, which share Debian values > > and are ready to uphold Debian Foundation Documents, deserve the > > opportunity for becoming Debian project members. > >

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 05:53:46PM +0900, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > [ Draft GR text below, look for "-". M-F-T set to -vote. ] [ Disclaimer: I'm attending an academic conference this week and I'll be at the Italian mini-DebConf in the week-end. That's why I'll be sluggish in participati

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Paul Wise
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Kumar Appaiah wrote: > The word "Debian Developer" seems to have become synonymous with > those who package or write software for Debian. Whether that was > intentional or unintentional is not known to me, but this aspect is > what several potential contributors s

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Kumar Appaiah
Dear Paul, On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 09:25:09AM +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > Stefano you seem to be 5 years too late with this GR, fjp's AM report > looks like he was accepted primarily for his work on documentation and > translations: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-newmaint/2005/02/msg00017.html

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Russ Allbery
Charles Plessy writes: > after seeing the torrent of seconds, I am still puzzled if this GR is a > progress or a regression: is the take home message that Debian should be > more open, or that some members must not have upload rights ? When a > member does not have upload rights, is it for the pr

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Paul Wise
Stefano you seem to be 5 years too late with this GR, fjp's AM report looks like he was accepted primarily for his work on documentation and translations: http://lists.debian.org/debian-newmaint/2005/02/msg00017.html In addition, as cate pointed out, the constitution already allows DAM/FD to acce

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 06:56:01PM +0200, Lucas Nussbaum a écrit : > > My own preference is [B] > [A] > [original GR proposal]. But I'd like to > hear some other opinions before working on a draft amendment for either > [A] or [B]. Hi Lucas and everybody, after seeing the torrent of seconds, I a

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Russ Allbery
Christoph Berg writes: > Re: Luca Bruno 2010-09-14 <20100914120120.c0d3f45b.lu...@debian.org> >> I'd thus propose not to call them Debian Contributors (DC) now, and let >> NM/DAM team pick an appropriate name when reforming the procedures. > The idea was discussed, and that's the name we came up

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Russ Allbery
Charles Plessy writes: > I agree with the above, accepting as DDs contributors who do not > maintain packages, but your proposal is different: it establishes a new > class of project members, who differ by not having upload rights. > I suppose that the goal is to avoid disruptive NMUs and damage

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Gilles Filippini
Hi, Lucas Nussbaum a écrit , Le 14/09/2010 18:56: > While I support welcoming non-packaging contributors as project members, > I am concerned that we are creating the concept of second-class DDs (or > at least, that it will be communicated like that). > > I see two different ways to avoid that: >

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Gerfried Fuchs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi! This time with the key that's still in the keyring, only noticed after sending that I haven't got it replaced in the keyring yet. * Stefano Zacchiroli [2010-09-14 10:53:46 CEST]: > ---

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Lars Wirzenius
On ti, 2010-09-14 at 18:56 +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > My own preference is [B] > [A] > [original GR proposal]. But I'd like to > hear some other opinions before working on a draft amendment for either > [A] or [B]. I'd prefer [A] == [B] > [original GR proposal] > [NOTA]. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Damien Raude-Morvan
Hi, Le mardi 14 septembre 2010 10:53:46, Stefano Zacchiroli a écrit : > --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types of contributions, > including

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 07:42:58PM +0200, Damien Raude-Morvan wrote: > > I second this proposal. This message was signed with a key not in the keyring. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.deb

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Kurt Roeckx
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 01:04:32PM +0200, Gerfried Fuchs wrote: > > Wholeheartly seconed, for all the longstanding website translators. This isn't signed with a key in the keyring. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Christoph Berg
Re: Gunnar Wolf 2010-09-14 <20100914170611.ge26...@gwolf.org> > Yes, the naming clearly stems from when we were a flatter, simpler > project with all-or-nothing participation. But we now have Debian > developers which are not DDs, Debian maintainers which are not DM, and > will surely have Debian c

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Christoph Egger
Jakub Wilk writes: > * Lucas Nussbaum , 2010-09-14, 18:56: >>[B] Give everybody upload rights anyway. If we trust them to influence >>the project's decisions through voting, we should probably trust them to >>do the right thing and not upload packages when they don't feel >>qualified to. After all

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Jakub Wilk
* Jakub Wilk , 2010-09-14, 19:18: * Lucas Nussbaum , 2010-09-14, 18:56: My own preference is [B] > [A] > [original GR proposal]. But I'd like to hear some other opinions before working on a draft amendment for either [A] or [B]. Same here. Just to clarify: I agree both with Lucas ranking and

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Damien Raude-Morvan
Hi, Le mardi 14 septembre 2010 10:53:46, Stefano Zacchiroli a écrit : > --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types of contributions, > including

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Ralf Treinen
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 05:53:46PM +0900, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types of contributions, > including b

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Jakub Wilk
* Lucas Nussbaum , 2010-09-14, 18:56: While I support welcoming non-packaging contributors as project members, I am concerned that we are creating the concept of second-class DDs (or at least, that it will be communicated like that). I see two different ways to avoid that: [A] Avoid giving DDs

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Lars Wirzenius dijo [Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 12:41:24PM +0100]: > > We are calling everyone "Debian Developer" (cf. the constitution). DCs > > are a subset of DDs. We realize that we probably need a handy > > expression for "DD with upload rights" [1], but we don't have one yet. > > (Ideas?) > > Coul

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Faidon Liambotis
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types of contributions, > including but not limited to: package maintenance, translations, > infrastructure

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Christoph Berg dijo [Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 12:30:57PM +0200]: > > As we still remember the big "on terminology" thread[0] and we don't > > want here to create more confusion nor to start the big renaming race, > > I think it will be better to leave terminology out of this GR, as this > > will introd

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Gunnar Wolf
MJ Ray dijo [Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 11:26:01AM +0100]: > "Giacomo A. Catenazzi" > > So you are already free to do it by delegating. A GR would be used > > to overrule your decision, but, as you already noted, there is > > already a general consensus on the issue. > > Equally, the DPL is empowered t

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Lucas Nussbaum
Hi, While I support welcoming non-packaging contributors as project members, I am concerned that we are creating the concept of second-class DDs (or at least, that it will be communicated like that). I see two different ways to avoid that: [A] Avoid giving DDs without upload rights any special n

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Stefano Zacchiroli dijo [Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 05:53:46PM +0900]: > --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types of contributions, > including but n

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Joerg Jaspert
On 12238 March 1977, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types of contributions, > including but not limited to: pa

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Xavier Oswald
On 17:53 Tue 14 Sep , Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types of contributions, > including but not limited to

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Philip Hands
On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:53:46 +0900, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: ... > * Active contributors of non-packaging work, which share Debian values > and are ready to uphold Debian Foundation Documents, deserve the > opportunity for becoming Debian project members.

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 09/14/2010 10:53 AM, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types o

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Gerfried Fuchs
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi! * Stefano Zacchiroli [2010-09-14 10:53:46 CEST]: > --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from va

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Lars Wirzenius
On ti, 2010-09-14 at 13:14 +0200, Christoph Berg wrote: > Re: Lars Wirzenius 2010-09-14 <1284461384.2573.26.ca...@havelock> > > I do not like the introduction of yet another class of person developing > > Debian. I propose we call everyone with voting rights in Debian a > > "Debian Developer" (deve

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Kumar Appaiah
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 05:53:46PM +0900, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > [ Draft GR text below, look for "-". M-F-T set to -vote. ] > > Dear Debian project, > in recent events I've attended as DPL, the topic of welcoming > non-packaging contributors as project members has been a recurring one.

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Ferdinand Thommes
Am Dienstag 14 September 2010, 10:53:46 schrieb Stefano Zacchiroli: > [ Draft GR text below, look for "-". M-F-T set to -vote. ] > > Dear Debian project, > in recent events I've attended as DPL, the topic of welcoming > non-packaging contributors as project members has been a recurring one.

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Christoph Berg
Re: Lars Wirzenius 2010-09-14 <1284461384.2573.26.ca...@havelock> > I do not like the introduction of yet another class of person developing > Debian. I propose we call everyone with voting rights in Debian a > "Debian Developer" (development not being restricted to coding and > packaging). We are

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Lars Wirzenius
On ti, 2010-09-14 at 17:53 +0900, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > The Debian project therefore invites the Debian Account Managers to: > > * Endorse the idea that contributors of non-packaging work might become > Debian Developers without upload rights to the Debian archive. These > new developers

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Enrico Zini
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 05:53:46PM +0900, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types of contributions, > including b

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Christoph Berg
Re: Luca Bruno 2010-09-14 <20100914120120.c0d3f45b.lu...@debian.org> > As we still remember the big "on terminology" thread[0] and we don't > want here to create more confusion nor to start the big renaming race, > I think it will be better to leave terminology out of this GR, as this > will introd

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread MJ Ray
"Giacomo A. Catenazzi" > So you are already free to do it by delegating. A GR would be used > to overrule your decision, but, as you already noted, there is > already a general consensus on the issue. Equally, the DPL is empowered to start a GR to do this. I'm very happy to see a DPL checking th

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Christoph Berg
Re: Giacomo A. Catenazzi 2010-09-14 <4c8f40be.9050...@debian.org> > I don't understand the procedure. You are already empowered to do it: > > 8.1 The Project Leader's Delegates: > 1. [...] > 2. may make certain decisions which the Leader may not make > directly, including approving or expelling De

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Luca Bruno
Stefano Zacchiroli scrisse: > The Debian project therefore invites the Debian Account Managers to: > > * Endorse the idea that contributors of non-packaging work might > become Debian Developers without upload rights to the Debian archive. > These new developers shall be recognized as Debian Cont

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Manuel Prinz
Am Dienstag, den 14.09.2010, 17:53 +0900 schrieb Stefano Zacchiroli: > --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types of contributions, > including b

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Charles Plessy
Le Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 05:53:46PM +0900, Stefano Zacchiroli a écrit : > > Of all those topics, one topic *might* have consensus already: accepting > as DDs contributors which have contributed a lot to Debian doing > non-packaging work, which intend to continue doing so, and which are > ready to u

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Sylvestre Ledru
Le mardi 14 septembre 2010 à 17:53 +0900, Stefano Zacchiroli a écrit : > --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types of contributions, > includin

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Sylvestre Ledru
Le mardi 14 septembre 2010 à 17:53 +0900, Stefano Zacchiroli a écrit : > --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types of contributions, > includin

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Alexander Reichle-Schmehl
* Stefano Zacchiroli [100914 10:53]: > --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types of contributions, > including but not limited to: package mai

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Giacomo A. Catenazzi
On 14.09.10 10:53, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: Of all those topics, one topic *might* have consensus already: accepting as DDs contributors which have contributed a lot to Debian doing non-packaging work, which intend to continue doing so, and which are ready to uphold our Foundation Documents. M

Re: GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Christoph Berg
> --- > The Debian project aims at producing the best free operating system. > To that end the project benefits from various types of contributions, > including but not limited to: package maintenance, translations, > infrastructur

GR: welcome non-packaging contributors as Debian project members

2010-09-14 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
[ Draft GR text below, look for "-". M-F-T set to -vote. ] Dear Debian project, in recent events I've attended as DPL, the topic of welcoming non-packaging contributors as project members has been a recurring one. Since it was also part of my platform and since DPL terms don't last forever,