On 2010-02-15, Raphael Hertzog <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Auth-Key: nmauthde50a65f6ca12de6b8be4b805e989f6a >> > Applicant: Ben Finney <[email protected]> >> >=20 >> > Why do you advocate this person? (please provide a 5-10 line summary). >>=20 >> I actually thought Ben was a DD already. He's very active on lists, >> and he's been around for years. I have uploaded one package of his >> (bugs-everywhere), which was top quality. While that would normally >> not be enough, I have statements available from 7 other DDs[0] who >> have sponsored Ben previously, and who have reached the same >> conclusion: he knows what he's doing, his packages are of good >> quality, and it would be good to have him be a DD. > > I'm not sure I agree with this. He has been active on the lists for sure > but not always for the best in my memory. I seem to remember a tendency > to have very strong & bold opinion when it comes to DFSG freenees and > license questions. In those cases, he tends to participate too much in the > thread. > > I certainly fear that he would be more aggressive imposing his opinion on > this topic once he's DD.
I fully agree with this. I would be very sad to see Ben becoming a DD. We have had enough people trying to 'be right' by just sending many mails repeating themselves. /Sune -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
