Lars Wirzenius dijo [Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 12:41:24PM +0100]: > > We are calling everyone "Debian Developer" (cf. the constitution). DCs > > are a subset of DDs. We realize that we probably need a handy > > expression for "DD with upload rights" [1], but we don't have one yet. > > (Ideas?) > > Could we please instead not invent new names and call ourselves "DD with > upload rights" and "DD without upload rights"? We already have a problem > with terminology for various kinds of memberships. Let's not make it > worse.
Heh, we are pulling in opposite directions, although I don't have any deep committment for the ideas I just wrote. The reason I wrote that is that, as we grew from something quite informal, we used very generic naming schemes - and that leads to lack of clarity in the concepts it defines. I believe that having clearer meanings for the member, uh, levels will make it easier for an outsider to understand what do we mean. > > I do agree with the idea, but it opens up gray areas. There will be > > DCs who maintain some (maybe documentation-only?) packages, and will > > become DM for these. With the no-difference idea, it is unclear where > > the line to "classic DD" is. And voila, you end up being a fully > > uploading DD who has skipped T&S in the NM process. > > > > It's probably possible to do, but it has to be well-thought. Making > > T&S a formal (and technical) prerequisite to the "uploading" part cuts > > a clear line. > > I re-iterate that I think the important distinction is one of trust. Not > skills. I wholeheartedly agree with you. Still, when I passed T&S, and now when I process my NMs' T&S, I learnt many important things I have found useful and would not have come accross otherwise. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
