Didier 'OdyX' Raboud writes ("Re: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers"):
> If one feels the source package isn't kept up-to-date enough, she
> can "just" file an ITP for a new source package name, pointing to
> hir attempts at convincing the existing maintainers. As ITPs are
> CC'ed to -devel, it becomes a matter of cultural shift in how we
> (and FTP Master, Release Team, etc) accept parallel versions in the
> archive (same software in different source & binary package names).I like this idea. Thinking "aloud": There is problem with security support burden. Perhaps the security team could desupport all but one "version" - but then isn't the security team in the business of judging somehow ? I'm not sure if they want to do that. This wouldn't work for all packages, and it wouldn't work for situations where (for example) the maintainers of a large subsystem decided to make a controversial change across many packages. But it would be a useful tool to have in our toolbox. Ian. -- Ian Jackson <[email protected]> These opinions are my own. If I emailed you from an address @fyvzl.net or @evade.org.uk, that is a private address which bypasses my fierce spamfilter.
