On Mar 15, 07 14:53:50 +0100, Richard Guenther wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Mar 2007, Stanislav Brabec wrote:
> 
> > Hallo.
> > 
> > I have just notified, that many people "fix" (i. e. break) their
> > packages to pass QA checks by removing required files instead of fixing
> > them, i. e. removing .desktop files instead of installing icon or fixing
> > Categories, removing gconf schemas instead of correct installation.

> If they "fix" or "break" their package what does it help to add a comment?
> It looks like you are proposing that package maintainers have a clue ;)

No. Especially cluelessness needs documentation.
Example:
"# I don't care about this gconf stuff. Remove seems to help."

This is a very useful comment. 
It pinpoints the actual problem that the maintainer has.

        cheers,
                Jw.

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