On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 17:15:33 +0100, Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Manoj Srivastava writes ("Bug#436093: Please decide on the "ownership" > of the developers reference"): >> I am not sure that this is something that ought to be in the >> tech-ctte's jurisdiction; this seems a social problem, not a >> technical one, and thus is not something I think the tech ctte is >> competent to address (even though the constitution does explicitly >> mention this as a case of the tech ctte's powers). I would strongly >> urge all parties to try all possible means of rapprochement before >> escalating to the ctte (indeed, I think this is the type of issue >> that should go to the nascent social committee proposal currently >> under discussion). > The constitution says that it's within our power and we should follow > the process and appeal mechanism we currently have for resolving this > issue, even if we think it should be dealt with by some > as-yet-unformed body in the future. Note that I did not say that we should not take the issue up; I just exhorted the disputants to attempt to resolve the issue before bringing in the ctte, if possible, for the reasons mentioned. manoj -- Trespassers will be violated! Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]