On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 05:03:08PM -0600, Joel Baker wrote: > On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 12:22:35PM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > Where did this "full speed" expectation come from? Yes, it slows down the > > process a bit, but in general this is not a big problem. > > It comes from the people who believe that having to go through a sponsor is > not a problem, and that people can and should adopt half a dozen packages > without needing to be a DD - an assertion that is rarely stated, but is the > most obvious (to me) explanation for some of the statements made in this > thread. Not necessarily made, however, by you.
It is not a problem; it is a minor inconvenience, and in many cases it is an invaluable aid in learning the packaging system. > > > Anyone claiming it's not inconvenient should spend half a year or so doing > > > it, then try to make the claim with a straight face. > > > > I did, and for longer than you. > > Let me clarify, then: are you claiming that it is not inconvenient, and > that it is reasonable to expect someone to do everything a DD does, > regularly, but through the sponsorship program? No. It is inconvenient, but it is also reasonable. > If so... an interesting datapoint. If not, what *are* you saying, and/or > why is it relevant how long you waited (since the statement I made, above, > was intended to directly tie 'inconvenience' to the duration of that > inconvenience). It is relevant because I know of what I speak. -- - mdz
