On Apr 26, 2008, at 1:11 PM, Kevin Horton wrote: > > We need to move packages much more quickly from the unstable to stable > trees. The concept of waiting for adequate positive feedback does not > work, IMHO, as people who are happy with something usually keep > quiet. If there is a major problem, we hear about it. So, the > absence of complaints about a package means either that it truly is > OK, or no one is using it. If no one is using a package, then there > is little risk to moving a potentially bad package to stable. > > -- > Kevin Horton > Ottawa, Canada >
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