+++ Neil Williams [2012-06-24 18:51 +0100]: > On Sun, 24 Jun 2012 19:31:12 +0200 > Arno Töll <a...@debian.org> wrote: > > Dropping the bug CC. > > > On 24.06.2012 19:15, Neil Williams wrote: > > > This bug is *not* useful to anyone. Please close it and find an > > > RC bug to close instead. > > > > I'm pretty sure this could be expressed in another tone. Especially > > since we welcome everyone (you know) and we have _no_ written rule what > > belongs into Debian and what not, and nobody who decides on that beyond > > legal issues. > > This isn't about welcoming people, this is about keeping pointless > vanity packages out of the archive.
Arno's point was that if you were clever you could do both. It's possible to tell someone that packaing this particular thing is a bad idea without being rude and superiour. If one does that they might go away with the impression that Debian is a civilised place where they'd like to help out, rather than a place full of people who are usually right but arrogant with it. Wookey -- Principal hats: Linaro, Emdebian, Wookware, Balloonboard, ARM http://wookware.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120624183857.go13...@stoneboat.aleph1.co.uk
