Should we require a mailing list review for new user/group packages?

It's difficult to modify a user once you've settled on a UID, home
directory, and shell; so it pays to get things right the first time.

The need is more apparent with fixed UIDs: if a popular package "steals"
a UID that some other package needs, then that other package is going to
be difficult or impossible to install (especially if it ultimately
depends on the popular package).

A mailing list review could elicit a "hey, my package NEEDS that UID,
and yours doesn't care" before it's too late.

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