On 04/06/2017 06:10 PM, Paul Wise wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 11:07 PM, Thomas Goirand wrote:
>
>> Even more, from my experience, the availability of an HCL (ie: Hardware
>> Compatibility List) is mandatory for some vendors to choose Debian. At
>> $work, I've been told that Debian wouldn't an
On 04/06/2017 07:45 PM, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> But, the biggest question is if we all (as project members) see, in unison,
> the
> need for such a certification list.
We don't need that *all* DDs see this need. If a few see it, and act to
make it happen, and at the same time, it doesn't
On Thu, 2017-04-06 at 23:15 +0530, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> > Would this count as a HCL for your $work?
> >
> > https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn
>
> I don't think any data, fed in good faith, could be termed as an HCL input.
> We should eye for certification tools similar to what Red
On Fri, 2017-04-07 at 00:10 +0800, Paul Wise wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 11:07 PM, Thomas Goirand wrote:
>
> > Even more, from my experience, the availability of an HCL (ie: Hardware
> > Compatibility List) is mandatory for some vendors to choose Debian. At
> > $work, I've been told that
On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 11:07 PM, Thomas Goirand wrote:
> Even more, from my experience, the availability of an HCL (ie: Hardware
> Compatibility List) is mandatory for some vendors to choose Debian. At
> $work, I've been told that Debian wouldn't an option for it.
Would this count as a HCL for
On 03/31/2017 01:26 AM, Paul Wise wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 11:54 PM, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
>
>> Do you think a HW Certification Process should be available for Debian ?
>
> I note that some hardware vendors are asking for one, one example here:
>
>
On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 11:54 PM, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> Do you think a HW Certification Process should be available for Debian ?
I note that some hardware vendors are asking for one, one example here:
Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> Do you think a HW Certification Process should be available for Debian ?
[…]
> Should we have a Certification Test Suite
As Project Leader I would not stand in the way of anyone wishing to
work on this and can certainly see value to Debian if they existed.
However, at
hello Chris,
Thank you for your response. Please see below some follow-ups.
On Thu, 2017-03-30 at 15:56 +0100, Chris Lamb wrote:
> Hello Ritesh,
>
> > Debian as a project is different than others. Most other similar projects,
> > have
> > a commercial backing and interest. This puts the onus on
Hello Ritesh,
> Debian as a project is different than others. Most other similar projects,
> have
> a commercial backing and interest. This puts the onus on them (other Linux
> distributions) to ensure their support infrastructure is simple, intuitive and
> supportable.
You raise some
Hello DPL Candidates,
Thank you for standing for the DPL position.
Debian as a project is different than others. Most other similar projects, have
a commercial backing and interest. This puts the onus on them (other Linux
distributions) to ensure their support infrastructure is simple, intuitive
On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 01:45:45PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
If it is not an export or a license violation that a member of the FTP team
inspects a package, then I do not think it is for any other member of the
project. I am not proposing to give a read access to the NEW queue for any
other
Le Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 11:53:47AM -0400, Mike O'Connor a écrit :
It doesn't take long processing NEW to realize that many DDs cannot be
trusted to make sure that all of the code they are uploading is legally
redistributable.
I also think that we need to review the NEW uploads. But this is
I also think that we need to review the NEW uploads. But this is not what I
discuss here. I propose to let all DDs look what is in the NEW queue. (This
would of course help to review the NEW uploads).
If there is ever any legal fun around this, it is a *HUGE* difference
if you can say Only
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 12:46:44AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
Dear Clint,
I also think that there are many restricted operations that should be opened.
Write access to our website, chosing the priority and section of our pacakges,
triggering bin-NMUs, designating new members, inspecting
Le Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 12:00:05PM -0400, Mike O'Connor a écrit :
You do get to choose the priority and section which your packages belong
to, though the ftp team can override your choice. When we do override
your choice, you get an email inviting discussion about it. I can't
think of any
On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 10:58:07AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote:
Hi Mike,
you give three interesting examples on how the FTP team is isolating itself.
1) By a combination of (self-appointed?) authority and technical design, the
package section splitting becomes a private tool of the FTP
Le Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 11:24:50PM -0400, Mike O'Connor a écrit :
The issue I was talking about had nothing to do with software crossing
state lines. It had to do with violating license agreements. I'm not
familiar with any procedures we must do before exporting software that
you are
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 04:42:22PM -0300, Margarita Manterola wrote:
whoever is delegated by the DPL to do this) goes around imposing
members to teams, or switching members willy-nilly, it would
definitely lead to a lot of frustration and resignations.
I think that's probably fine. ftpmaster
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Clint Adams sch...@debian.org wrote:
Well, in the paid employment part of my life, I have been put in
positions where I have needed to work with people I disliked, and
it is not considered professional to refuse on those grounds.
Indeed, I guess most of us
Clint Adams sch...@debian.org writes:
Well, in the paid employment part of my life, I have been put in
positions where I have needed to work with people I disliked, and it is
not considered professional to refuse on those grounds. In Debian I
receive bug reports from people I might dislike,
On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 01:51:45PM -0300, Margarita Manterola wrote:
I'd very much like to know how _you_ think that it should be done,
because even if I don't like the We have to like you in order for you
to work with us clause, I don't think it would be productive if the
DPL, or someone in a
* Wouter Verhelst (wou...@debian.org) [100319 22:57]:
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 10:36:53PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 06:44:23PM +, Clint Adams wrote:
Is there any legitimate reason that wanna-build access should be
restricted to any group smaller than the
Hi!
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Clint Adams sch...@debian.org wrote:
5) Is there any part of Debian that should be restricted
to a small subset of developers, and if so why?
So, I've taken quite a while to ponder about these questions,
particularly this last one. Several people have
On 19/03/10 at 22:57 +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 10:36:53PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 06:44:23PM +, Clint Adams wrote:
Is there any legitimate reason that wanna-build access should be
restricted to any group smaller than the
On Saturday 20 March 2010, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
It is of course reasonable to require that people familiarize themselves
with how things are set up before being given access. But beyond that,
if they are Debian Developers, getting access to the webwml repository
is a no-brainer, AIUI.
If
Le Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 06:44:23PM +, Clint Adams a écrit :
I had meant to send three sets of questions on Thursday morning,
but things kept coming up, so I will send an unfinished one now.
1) 114 people have commit access to webwml.
2) wanna-build access is restricted
3) An ftpmaster
Hi Charles,
Am Sa, 20.03.2010, 16:46, schrieb Charles Plessy:
Lastly, I think that we need some referees for our technical
disagreements, and the technical comittee fits well that role. If I am
elected DPL, I will ping its members and ask them if they would like to
leave their seat to fresh
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 06:44:23PM +, Clint Adams wrote:
I had meant to send three sets of questions on Thursday morning, but
things kept coming up, so I will send an unfinished one now.
Well, thanks anyhow, this is a heck of a question! I start answering by
exposing what I think should be
Charles Plessy ple...@debian.org writes:
Lastly, I think that we need some referees for our technical
disagreements, and the technical comittee fits well that role. If I am
elected DPL, I will ping its members and ask them if they would like to
leave their seat to fresh persons.
I'm a little
Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
[ Disclaimer: I don't know the technical setup of www.d.o, so I don't
know if there is a different between commit time and publish time.
Until I fix this ignorance of mine, that would surely block me from
committing, for instance :-) ]
No, there is not. The website
Le Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 05:59:35PM +0100, Jan Hauke Rahm a écrit :
I'm not sure I understand you correctly here. Are you saying that you will
-- if elected DPL -- suggest the current members of the technical comittee
to step back just for the sake of having new people in their seats?
Le Sat,
On Fri, 19 Mar 2010, Clint Adams wrote:
4) The tech-ctte has the power to appoint its own members. I do not
know why they should be allowed to self-manage when their judgment
on the issues raised to them has often been less-than-stellar. [...]
If there are decisions which are
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 06:44:23PM +, Clint Adams wrote:
I had meant to send three sets of questions on Thursday morning,
but things kept coming up, so I will send an unfinished one now.
1) 114 people have commit access to webwml. Given that version
control makes it easy to undo
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 10:36:53PM +0100, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 06:44:23PM +, Clint Adams wrote:
Is there any legitimate reason that wanna-build access should be
restricted to any group smaller than the entirety of gid 800
membership?
There was.
[...snip
Wouter Verhelst wrote:
1) 114 people have commit access to webwml. Given that version
control makes it easy to undo changes, minimizing risk and
impact, are there any legitimate reasons why this repository
should be restricted to a group any smaller than the whole of
gid 800?
No; and in
Hi Steve,
I'd like to avoid discussing this on -vote, the questions were
primarily to elicit your opinions, and we aren't voting on mine ;-)
If there are topics you think should be discussed further, please
feel free to move them to the appropriate forum for the issue.
Since you've turned a
On Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 07:23:06PM +1030, Ron wrote:
snip
Some years back now, the DAM's of the day announced they would be
suspending the processing of NM applicants while we figured out how
to deal with this change to our environment, and likewise to the
type of people presenting themselves as
On Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 07:23:06PM +1030, Ron wrote:
[...background snipped...]
So... with some background now in place, and given that some of the
candidates have proposed in their platforms that we further accelerate
the processing of NM applications to include people in the keyring,
and
Hi all,
There are some talking points I'd like to hear the candidates talk
more about before deciding who may have the best chance of acting
in ways that improve our project as a whole, so to set the scene:
Recently there have been a number of discussions on the merits of
raising raising the
On Sat, 10 Mar 2007, Ron wrote:
Some years back now, the DAM's of the day announced they would be
suspending the processing of NM applicants while we figured out how
to deal with this change to our environment, and likewise to the
type of people presenting themselves as applicants.
Rather
On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 05:47:45AM +0100, Simon Richter wrote:
The idea itself is not a bad one, however during the entire course of
the experiment it was never questioned by the proponents that we should
go through with it. Declaring it an experiment did not have the desired
effect of
On Mon, Mar 05, 2007, Clown Adams wrote:
Are you referring to Frans or AJ when you say that?
Don't be jealous.
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On Mon, 05 Mar 2007, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 12:32:03PM +, MJ Ray wrote:
QUESTION 1:
Some DDs expressed those views and some candidates seem to be interpreting
this as a general debian money-hate or business-hate. What evidence
is there that such views
On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 12:56:10AM +, MJ Ray wrote:
Wouter Verhelst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:[...]
None; or, at least, not more than I currently do. Except, perhaps, on
IRC, but then I don't expect the press to appear there.
I warn you, there are reporters on IRC during meetings for
On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 12:32:03PM +, MJ Ray wrote:
QUESTION 2:
Firstly, several candidates have not worn any comparable hat AFAIK,
so how could I decide whether they would use a DPL hat wisely?
I'm not sure you can. Personally, I'd rather see us establish a habit
of having people
On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 10:25:24AM +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote:
Le dimanche 04 mars 2007 à 10:21 +0100, Andreas Barth a écrit :
I hope you realize that your blog posts were one of the reasons why I
reduced the time I spend on the release dramatically. It is just
frustrating if people try
Aigars Mahinovs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
* from the negative side we can see that Debian does not like money. In
particular two things come to mind - Debian as a project should not pay
people (any payments must be totally separate from Debian) and Debian
does not necessary trust the paid
Le lundi 05 mars 2007 à 14:52 +0200, Kalle Kivimaa a écrit :
Criticise, yes. Mock, no.
If I understand your opinion, Greg Folkert's way of criticising people
is acceptable, while Sam's is not. Is that correct?
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On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 02:52:32PM +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote:
Le lundi 05 mars 2007 à 14:52 +0200, Kalle Kivimaa a écrit :
Criticise, yes. Mock, no.
If I understand your opinion, Greg Folkert's way of criticising people
is acceptable, while Sam's is not. Is that correct?
Greg isn't a
Sam Hocevar [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Does your no compensation clarification mean that it is not as
unacceptable to mock people for doing things they like if they do get
compensated?
Well, if *I* get compensated enough, I'm willing to be mocked :) So
yes, I find it somewhat more
Josselin Mouette [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm getting pissed off by this attitude of many free software
developers, who think that no one has the right to criticise their work,
because they are volunteers.
Criticise, yes. Mock, no.
I'll define the terms, just to be clear:
Criticise: To
Le lundi 05 mars 2007 à 13:58 +0200, Kalle Kivimaa a écrit :
This attitude is the very single one that I absolutely hate in
volunteer organizations. Why should you get mocked for doing things
you like with no compensation? What moral right do the mockers have?
I'm getting pissed off by this
Josselin Mouette [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If I understand your opinion, Greg Folkert's way of criticising people
is acceptable, while Sam's is not. Is that correct?
I don't have a ready-made opinion on either Greg or Sam, I haven't
really read that many opinions by either. I took a quick look
Josselin Mouette [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When you are in a visible position in a group, you are also in the
position to be mocked, and it's something people should get used to.
This attitude is the very single one that I absolutely hate in
volunteer organizations. Why should you get mocked
On Mon, Mar 05, 2007, Kalle Kivimaa wrote:
Josselin Mouette [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When you are in a visible position in a group, you are also in the
position to be mocked, and it's something people should get used to.
This attitude is the very single one that I absolutely hate in
[It's not entirely clear whether you want everyone to reply to this, or
just Aigars. I'm answering anyway, just to be on the safe side :) ]
On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 12:32:03PM +, MJ Ray wrote:
QUESTION 1:
Some DDs expressed those views and some candidates seem to be interpreting
this as a
Le lundi 05 mars 2007 à 15:05 +0200, Kalle Kivimaa a écrit :
Well, if *I* get compensated enough, I'm willing to be mocked :) So
yes, I find it somewhat more acceptable.
As a semi-RL example, I've been thinking about a game fee for sports
officials: travel costs plus 20 euros per each insult
MJ Ray wrote:
Aigars Mahinovs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
* from the negative side we can see that Debian does not like money. In
particular two things come to mind - Debian as a project should not pay
people (any payments must be totally separate from Debian) and Debian
does not necessary trust
Wouter Verhelst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:[...]
[It's not entirely clear whether you want everyone to reply to this, or
just Aigars. [...] ]
Sorry. I'm interested in replies from any candidates. I'll leave the
questions untrimmed below, just in case.
On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 12:32:03PM +
On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 01:41:22PM +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote:
Le lundi 05 mars 2007 à 13:58 +0200, Kalle Kivimaa a écrit :
This attitude is the very single one that I absolutely hate in
volunteer organizations. Why should you get mocked for doing things
you like with no compensation?
On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 06:09:24PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
There's a difference between criticizing someone's work, and being an
insufferable prick.
Are you referring to Frans or AJ when you say that?
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On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 02:33:17PM +0100, Sam Hocevar wrote:
Has going back to a 2.6.17 kernel been considered?
No.
There were probably reasons to accept 2.6.18 only four days before base
was frozen,
Yes, IIRC it was the assessment of the kernel team that 2.6.17 would not be
supportable
* Sam Hocevar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [070302 03:36]:
I know I hurt a few people with my blog entries (though I should
mention I also got much positive feedback from people who were happy
to have fun in an otherwise frustrating atmosphere) and I am sorry
about that. It was my way not to leave
* Sam Hocevar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [070303 14:56]:
On Fri, Mar 02, 2007, Steve Langasek wrote:
To state it plainly: the blocker for the etch release for the past 2 months
or so has been the kernel. This was known, and it was stated.
I don't remember seeing anyone from outside the
Le dimanche 04 mars 2007 à 10:21 +0100, Andreas Barth a écrit :
I hope you realize that your blog posts were one of the reasons why I
reduced the time I spend on the release dramatically. It is just
frustrating if people try to destroy the work you are doing.
I hope you realize Sam's blog
Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I hope you realize that your blog posts were one of the reasons why I
reduced the time I spend on the release dramatically. It is just
frustrating if people try to destroy the work you are doing.
Nothing too dramatic, really.
And, like Joss, sam's posts
On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 11:46:53AM +0100, Julien BLACHE [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Andreas Barth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I hope you realize that your blog posts were one of the reasons why I
reduced the time I spend on the release dramatically. It is just
frustrating if people try to
Mike Hommey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And, like Joss, sam's posts brought some fun back into Debian at a
time where I really needed it to continue working on Debian.
I think there might be a cultural issue...
Or just some people lacking a sense of humor.
It's so easy to dismiss anything you
* Julien BLACHE ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [070304 13:17]:
Or just some people lacking a sense of humor.
It's so easy to dismiss anything you don't like as being either
trolling or a cheap ad hominem attack instead of, you know, just
thinking about it for a minute, asking yourself if, by any
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What is the role of the DPL? Is he a strong leader, who uses his
position to Get Things Done His Way, a public figurehead, who just
Speaks For The Project, a mediator, who tries to solve internal
squabbles, or something else?
A DPL should be all
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What do you think of the dunc-tank initiative ? What do you think are
the result of the experiment ?
I think that result is twofold:
* from the positive side we can see that people who are paid to do a
specific job, can do that job with a higher
Andreas Schuldei [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
julien, what is your agenda here? you come across as distracting
and trolling. you contributed nothing worthwhile so far. please
stop it and dont generate avoidable traffic during election time
(which is busy enough as it is).
Contrary to others
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Why do you think you will be a good DPL?
Because I have the vision of how Debian can maintain its former (and, to
lesser extend, current) importance in the free software movement. I am
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So, to the questions:
* How important are regular releases for the project?
Less important then the quality of said releases and the overall
importance of the Debian project in the free software movement.
* How important are regular stable
[ First of all, apologies for the delayed response; I'm catching up
after several days of FOSDEM-plague :-( ]
Hi Kalle,
On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 07:57:21AM +0200, Kalle Kivimaa wrote:
Now that we are well into the campaigning period, I'd like to ask each
candidate a couple of questions. Feel
[ First of all, apologies for the delayed response; I'm catching up
after several days of FOSDEM-plague :-( ]
Hi Mike,
On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 09:50:41AM +0100, Mike Hommey wrote:
Hi,
These questions may be skipped by AJ, because the
[ First of all, apologies for the delayed response; I'm catching up
after several days of FOSDEM-plague :-( ]
Hi Ana,
On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 12:13:12AM +0100, Ana Guerrero wrote:
Hi, here my questions:
Why do you think you will be a good DPL?
As I've said in
[ First of all, apologies for the delayed response; I'm catching up
after several days of FOSDEM-plague :-( ]
Hi Marc,
On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 12:16:21PM +0100, Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt wrote:
Hi,
I would be happy to hear answers from all candidates to these questions,
but I expect
Andreas Schuldei [EMAIL PROTECTED]
julien, what is [...]
Please stop cluttering the list with personal attacks on non-candidates
(and preferably don't character-asassinate candidates either).
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Please follow
Steve McIntyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Finally, I'm curious - where do you stand on these issues?
Well, I guess I should send this as a private email to Steve, but
considering that most of the candidates have answered these already,
here are my personal opinions :)
What is the role of the
Hi,
this is maybe a bit off-topic here, but as the notion of hats have become
quite popular in Debian in the last two years or so, I want to comment on
this.
On Sunday 04 March 2007 19:57, Kalle Kivimaa wrote:
My belief is that the DPL hat is something you can take off.
Yes. But if the
Steve McIntyre [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[ First of all, apologies for the delayed response; I'm catching up
after several days of FOSDEM-plague :-( ]
Hi Mike,
On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 09:50:41AM +0100, Mike Hommey wrote:
Hi,
These
Frank Küster [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm confused. In your other mail you wrote
I think you find that *I* wrote what you quoted after this.
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On Sun, 04 Mar 2007, Frank Küster wrote:
I think that dunc-tank was a very good idea on the part of AJ, a DPL
looking for new ways in which to help the release process.
I'm confused. In your other mail you wrote
,
| My belief is that the DPL hat is something you can take off. Of
On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 10:02:29PM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
After discussions, he decided to continue that experience outside of
Debian as DD. One can discuss how much he succeeded at that, but the
distinction between the initial idea launch as DPL and the setup as DD
should be pretty
Kalle Kivimaa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Frank Küster [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm confused. In your other mail you wrote
I think you find that *I* wrote what you quoted after this.
Uups, sorry. I was really confused. Just forget about it.
Regards, Frank
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Raphael Hertzog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Please drop this, you know the history as well as everybody. Anthony
started the discussion with his DPL hat because he wanted to do that
within Debian.
After discussions, he decided to continue that experience outside of
Debian as DD. One can
On Fri, Mar 02, 2007, Steve Langasek wrote:
To state it plainly: the blocker for the etch release for the past 2 months
or so has been the kernel. This was known, and it was stated.
I don't remember seeing anyone from outside the kernel team step forward to
tackle any of the kernel's RC
This should probably go on -devel or -project, so feel free to move the
thread.
On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 02:12:46AM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
To state it plainly: the blocker for the etch release for the past 2 months
or so has been the kernel. This was known, and it was stated.
I don't
On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 03:36:10AM +0100, Sam Hocevar wrote:
Only after the freeze is it possible to do certain kinds of systematic QA,
such as checking for build failures within testing. Have you taken that
into account when deeming that a decline of 10-20 bugs over two months
indicates
Simon Richter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Do you feel that the DPL is first and foremost The Debian Project
Leader, in the sense that anything Debian-related the DPL does, he
does so as the DPL, not as a DD or a private person?
Both. Foremost, the position of the DPL is a hat that can be put on
On Wed, 28 Feb 2007, Pierre Habouzit wrote:
On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 04:55:58PM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
Unfortunately we have big cultural differences when it comes to use of the
money. Some people [...] feel they are some sort of second class
developers because they will never have
On Tue, Feb 27, 2007, Steve Langasek wrote:
* we announced a bogus release date. I know not everyone agrees on
who is responsible for that announcement,
Who do you believe is responsible for that announcement?
The story as I understand it is that the press team slightly changed
the
Hello,
Kalle Kivimaa wrote:
What is the role of the DPL? Is he a strong leader, who uses his
position to Get Things Done His Way, a public figurehead, who just
Speaks For The Project, a mediator, who tries to solve internal
squabbles, or something else?
The current role seems to be that the
I wrote:
There is a lot of gray area between those extremes, and we have to
decide on a case-by-case basis. I can see Debian spending more money
than it used to (e.g. to get some of the developer machines back up),
but I want to avoid both setting precedent and starting an internal
Hello,
What do you think of the dunc-tank initiative ? What do you think are
the result of the experiment ?
I think we should have been able to see the outcome before trying it.
The idea itself is not a bad one, however during the entire course of
the experiment it was never questioned by
Hello,
Ana Guerrero wrote:
Why do you think you will be a good DPL?
I see the role of the DPL mostly as a mediator; for that to work it is
important to listen and to be able to put one's own opinion aside; both
of which I think I can do.
What you can for Debian as DPL that you can not
On Sun, Feb 25, 2007, Mike Hommey wrote:
What do you think of the dunc-tank initiative ?
First the good things. I clearly think dunc-tank helped Steve and
Andi be more productive, and all things equal otherwise this improved
the release. There is no denying that.
I see several problems
Steve Langasek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[to Sam Hovecar]
If you think there's a usual two-month buffer that applies to release date
targets, why, before we'd even reached the original target release date,
were you publicly mocking the release team's efforts in your blog?
I appreciate your
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