On Tue, 2022-10-18 at 13:00 +0200, Thomas Goirand wrote: > On 10/18/22 00:07, Charles Plessy wrote: > > If it is > > easy for those who need to get archive-wide priviledges, it is also easy > > to start without that priviledge as a default. > > I really would hate having 2 sets of uploading DDs. One with the > archive-wide privilege, and the one without. Then you'd need to ask for > that right, and potentially have to explain why you need it. This is a > terrible idea, with not enough justification (IMO).
I forecast that (if we had such separated privileges), the group of DDs that do not have full permission will be greatly demotivated on helping others' packages. It's not worthwhile to do so while the only gain I can see is to prevent some temporary flamewars. However, dealing that with a permanent change in the privilege structure will reveal more downsides for long run. For my own involvement in this community, my feeling is that the thing that would most easily get worn out is motivation. To make the community healthy, we should not try to demotivate contributors somehow.
