On Sun, Jul 15, 2007, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 09:56:42PM +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote: > > The way Debian works is that developers have the final word on what > > happens in their packages. > > No, the way Debian works is that we have this little thing called Policy > that's intended to ensure consistency between packages in the distribution > so that the system works as a cohesive whole instead of being fragmented > as a result of pigheadedness on the part of individual developers who think > they know better than everybody else, and this other little thing called the > Technical Committee to enforce Policy.
Sorry to interrupt, but the way Debian works is that we have this other thing called the Social Contract that says we do what our users want. Not directed at you, Steve, but it looks like most of this thread is slowly losing track of it. Cheers, -- Sam. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
