I wrote: > I don't think that it is ridiculous to require that every package have > a team behind it---i.e., at least two maintainers. First, if someone > can't find ONE other person willing to be named as a co-maintainer of > a given package then I would seriously doubt that that package (or > that person) is an asset to Debian.
Erinn Clark wrote: > There are plenty of people who are maintaining packages alone > that are doing an excellent job True. However, the issue in question is whether or not it would be better if they maintained in teams. > Forcing team maintenance on people would result in very few > technical enhancements for such maintainers How do you know? I would expect most packages to benefit. Every person brings different expertise to the table. > It just seems to me like telling responsible DDs who've done a > stellar job that they need a babysitter is a bit... insulting. This is not a fair characterization of what the introduction of a two-maintainer rule would be doing. No one should be insulted by general rule changes designed to make Debian work better. -- Thomas Hood -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]