Don Armstrong wrote:
That's actually backwards from what I've said. My argument is not that DDs should be trusted, but that DDs are in a position where they can
Well, but actually it does not work without a level of trust. And as a community that tries to build up a good, reliable and universal operating system, there cannot be trust in anyone.
abuse that trust. The longer they've been a DD (and the more work they do) the less and less likely they are to do so (at least intentionally).
If you intended to say that by the first mail, then I agree and there is no need to argue anymore. :)
It's easier to tell[1] which developers are current with what is happening in Debian (assuming they're active) than it is to tell whether an NM applicant is.
Hm. Considered that all "tools" (including BTS, PTS and QA pages) track the work of non-DD contributors.. hmm.. probably, probably not.
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