On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Scott Kitterman <ubu...@kitterman.com>wrote:

> On Tuesday, August 03, 2010 09:05:25 pm LI Daobing wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 09:00, Scott Kitterman <ubu...@kitterman.com>
> wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, August 03, 2010 01:29:46 pm Jonathan Riddell wrote:
> > >> Ubuntu Tweak is waiting for approval in New queue.
> > >> http://ubuntu-tweak.com/
> > >> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/252140
> > >>
> > >> Is this something MOTU wants included?
> > >
> > > No.
> > >
> > > It looks to me like something that, in addition to proper packaging,
> > > ought to have a thorough functional review before entering the archive.
> >
> > I am the packager of ubuntu-tweak, can you tell me what's the problem
> > with ubuntu-tweak?
> >
>
> I don't know that there is a problem, but given the invasive nature of it's
> functionality, I think it appropriate for it to be given more of a review
> than
> just being packaged properly.  In Ubuntu's history there have been multiple
> "Tweak" programs and so far they have always proved to be more harmful than
> helpful at the scale the Ubuntu archive operates.
>
> This one may be the one that gets it right, but having found that they
> rebrand
> PPAs that other people maintain as there's on their web site, I'm not at
> all
> inclined to assume this is all well intentioned.
>
I did the upload, the package itself are fine, I think we'd have it in our
repositary, then can
it be used more widely, therefore, upstream author know how to
improve/polish it.

>
> Scott K
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