* Michael Banck ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Look. People already complained about mentors.debian.net being run by > non-DDs. Do you think 'security.debian.net', being run by non-DDs, would > get any support at all?
It shouldn't and wouldn't need to be security.debian.net. It can be
'mytestingupdates.net' and just be sure to label it as an unofficial
non-Debian site which contains security updates for testing. If it's
good people will use it and then some of them will be willing to help,
etc. People are only going to bitch if you make it look like an
official part of Debian when it isn't, and rightly so.
> Playing that 'you can do everything possibly imagineable without being a
> DD' card has its limits, IMHO.
There are things you can't do if you're not a DD- you can't upload
packages to Debian. There's nothing to stop you from setting up your
own site people can add to their sources.list; *lots* of people have
done it. Debian provides you with all the tools you need. In the time
you've spent on this thread you could have done it, easily.
Claiming on mailing lists of all the great things you'd do if only you
were a DD is a bunch of wasted breath. If you've got the time and skill
to do it then do it and show us how great it is. If you don't then
you're going to have to wait till someone who does steps up. Being a DD
would maybe save you 30 seconds of time spent setting up the repository
itself.
Stephen
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