hi folks, On Tue Jun 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM CEST, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 09:16:58AM +0000, Holger Levsen wrote: >> hi zack & serafi, >> >> zack, 15 years ago you reported #620686 and now serafi thankfully >> wrote a patch, which I applaud, however I'm not entirely sure whether >> it's not a bit too harsh, thus I would like a comment from you... >> >> (I fear that people could use this paragraph (as it is) to justify >> reporting people for a few mistakes and I also wonder whether the >> community should be mentioned in this paragraph as well.)
all good points. please find attached a revised patch. thanks, serafi
From c0d7f5afc25541eb9d5f7d85993f83858c0087cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Serafeim (Serafi) Zanikolas" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:14:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] beyond-pkging: add section on handling repeated DD negligence. Closes #620686. --- source/beyond-pkging.rst | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/beyond-pkging.rst b/source/beyond-pkging.rst index 2c3e6d0..a67bfcc 100644 --- a/source/beyond-pkging.rst +++ b/source/beyond-pkging.rst @@ -288,6 +288,27 @@ the ``README`` file in ``/org/qa.debian.org/mia`` on ``qa.debian.org``, where the technical details and the MIA procedures are documented, and contact ``[email protected]``. +.. _negligent-dds: + +Dealing with repeatedly negligent Debian developers +================================================================================================================================ + +Debian developers are expected to comply with a series of technical and +non-technical policies (for example, respectively, the `Debian Machine Usage +Policy <https://www.debian.org/devel/dmup>`__ and the `Debian Code of Conduct +<https://www.debian.org/code_of_conduct>`__). + +To err is human and one should generally assume good intent, but repeated +technical mistakes and/or disrespectful interactions, combined with a dismissive +attitude towards Debian policies should be referred to the `Debian Community +Team +<https://salsa.debian.org/debian-dpl/dpl-helpers/-/blob/master/delegations/community/new_delegation>`__. +Most escalations to the Community Team are resolved amicably, but extreme cases +may escalate further to the Debian Project Leader ([email protected]) and the +`Debian Account Managers ([email protected]>) +<https://www.debian.org/intro/organization#dam>`__ and could ultimately lead to +expulsion from the Debian project. + .. _newmaint: Interacting with prospective Debian developers -- 2.47.3
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