This is a proposal to reduce the number of bugs on the main archive and
to allow for a cleaner transition on package maintainership and version
control.
1> All completely new packages are required to go into experimental for no
less than 30 days as a trial period.
2> All new maintainers must put their packages into experimental for no
less than 30 days as a trial period.
3> All packages which change maintainers will be put into experimental
for a 30 day trial period
4> When a packages is orphaned, it stays in the main archive for 30 days
If no one has adopted it within this period, it will be removed from the
Archive.
5> ALL essential or required packages will go into experimental for testing
for 30 days before allowed in the archive
6> All sponsored packages will be put into experimental for a trial period
of no less than 30 days
The trial period is reset if anything greater than a normal bug is placed
upon the experimental package.
The only exception to any of these rules is a critical bug on the original
package already in the archive.
This tentative proposal will be dropped completely if a package pool proposal
is made with an implementation and documentation.
Frank aka Myth
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