Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: packages going into the tree with non-gentoo maintainers

2006-09-04 Thread Kevin F. Quinn
On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 17:54:33 -0600 Ryan Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kevin F. Quinn wrote: > > If you don't care whether a package is stable or not, just let the > > arch team go ahead and do what they need to do to stabilise when > > they wish to. The role of package maintainer has nothing

[gentoo-dev] Re: packages going into the tree with non-gentoo maintainers

2006-09-03 Thread Ryan Hill
Kevin F. Quinn wrote: If you don't care whether a package is stable or not, just let the arch team go ahead and do what they need to do to stabilise when they wish to. The role of package maintainer has nothing to do with stabilisation, which is the preserve of the arch teams. Um, sure it does

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: packages going into the tree with non-gentoo maintainers

2006-09-03 Thread Paul de Vrieze
On Sunday 03 September 2006 13:57, Stefan Schweizer wrote: > Kevin F. Quinn wrote: > > I don't think it's a good idea for devs to be putting stuff into the > > tree without taking responsibility for it. > > sure I can put myself in there but it will help no one because I cannot > test the thing. Fu

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: packages going into the tree with non-gentoo maintainers

2006-09-03 Thread Bryan Ãstergaard
On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 01:57:10PM +0200, Stefan Schweizer wrote: > Kevin F. Quinn wrote: > > I don't think it's a good idea for devs to be putting stuff into the > > tree without taking responsibility for it. > sure I can put myself in there but it will help no one because I cannot test > the th

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: packages going into the tree with non-gentoo maintainers

2006-09-03 Thread Kevin F. Quinn
On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 13:57:10 +0200 Stefan Schweizer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kevin F. Quinn wrote: > > I don't think it's a good idea for devs to be putting stuff into the > > tree without taking responsibility for it. > sure I can put myself in there but it will help no one because I > cann

[gentoo-dev] Re: packages going into the tree with non-gentoo maintainers

2006-09-03 Thread Stefan Schweizer
Kevin F. Quinn wrote: > I don't think it's a good idea for devs to be putting stuff into the > tree without taking responsibility for it. sure I can put myself in there but it will help no one because I cannot test the thing. Furthermore I am actually part of maintainer-needed and commit fixes th