I had meant to send three sets of questions on Thursday morning, but things kept coming up, so I will send an unfinished one now.
1) 114 people have commit access to webwml. Given that version control makes it easy to undo changes, minimizing risk and impact, are there any legitimate reasons why this repository should be restricted to a group any smaller than the whole of gid 800? 2) wanna-build access is restricted to a small number of developers, but there is no uncorrectable damage that can be caused by someone making mistakes. Is there any legitimate reason that wanna-build access should be restricted to any group smaller than the entirety of gid 800 membership? 3) An ftpmaster cabal of times long past used to use the phrase "mirror pulse" to justify oppressing the freedom of other developers, but we do not hear those words used much anymore. However, the word "trusted" has continued its prevalence in situations where one developer is considered better than another. Is there any legitimate reason why one DD should be considered more "trusted" than another without having earned such trust? 4) The tech-ctte has the power to appoint its own members. I do not know why they should be allowed to self-manage when their judgment on the issues raised to them has often been less-than-stellar. It is also accepted that core teams should have the same power, and one common claim is that the team members have the right to exclude anyone who does not get along with them or agree with their approaches. Is there any legitimate reason why core teams should be allowed to select their own members with or without external oversight? 5) Is there any part of Debian that should be restricted to a small subset of developers, and if so why? Note: since I am being political this year, I will disclose that my answers to the five questions above are "No." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
