tag 397761 wontfix
thanks

On Fri, 10 Nov 2006, Marcus Better wrote:
> > If the maintainer is not given as a mailing list, then the uploaders
> > should all subscribe to the PTS for a given package.
> 
> Agreed, but considering human nature, I think people forget to take this 
> extra 
> step, or are unaware of it. (Not sure if it's even explicitly stated 
> anywhere).

It should be stated in the developers reference, but I'm not sure if
it is or not.
 
> So the development process would probably benefit if this could be
> enforced. Perhaps it could happen by default, and then people could
> opt out?

The problem is that if I start sending mails to Uploaders: in addition
to the Maintainer, there is no way to opt out of it.

It's far easier to subscribe to the pts and unsubscribe if Maintainer
is not a list. [It should at least be an address that goes to a real
person.]


Don Armstrong

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 -- Novalis [Hermann Hesse _Demian_]

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