Manoj Srivastava writes ("Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge"):
> > * Since we are in something of a hurry, [...]
>
> I think we should not interfere in whatever solution the
> developers come up with, since we are not actually involved as a
> group in the solution process.
We've been specifically asked for our opinion !
> I also don't think there is any need to rush this solution --
> and there does not seem to be any rushing going on anyway. The
> current schedule is for the vote to finish around the end of the
> month; and even under the most aggressive schedule Sarge was not set
> to be released until well after that (the final d-i beta was supposed
> to go out end of the month, and then the security team or someone was
> to have a poke at things, unless my memory is playing tricks).
My experience with Debian is that things which aren't rushed at all
can take years. Perhaps I'm overly pessimistic.
Ian.