On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 02:32:29PM -0600, dann frazier wrote: > According to policy 5.6.3: > > List of the names and email addresses of co-maintainers of the > package, if any. If the package has other maintainers beside the one > named in the Maintainer field, their names and email addresses should > be listed here. > > Given this, I believe anyone on the kernel team should be permitted an > entry in the Uploaders field. I also do not believe that the presence > of a maintainer's name in the Uploaders field grants them any > additional privileges. Uploads still need to be coordinated on the > mailing list, etc. > > Does this match other people's interpretations? Let's please use this > thread to achieve consensus on Uploaders usage.
I do agree with this interpretation. I also think it's really sad that we have to invoke policy to regulate the use of the Uploaders field. There is no reason whatsoever (other than Bastian's anti-social tendencies) to keep people out of Uploaders if they think/feel that they should be there. -- Jurij Smakov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Key: http://www.wooyd.org/pgpkey/ KeyID: C99E03CC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
