Steve McIntyre wrote... > IMHO there are 2 points to an ITP: > > * to save effort in case two people might be working on the same > package
And having such a lock is a good thing.
> * to invite discussion on debian-devel / elsewhere
Which might include reactions like:
* There is already a package that does the same thing. Do we really need
a duplicate?
* It's already packaged, possibly under an obscure name or within
another package.
* There are issues with the license, the package description and
similar things.
> If people post an ITP and upload iummediately, then I don't think that
> helps on either count.
Indeed. And if it's about "Getting through NEW takes so much time", then
giving it a few days more instead of increasing the risk of a REJECT is
even the better way around.
> How do others feel?
To me, uploading immediately after ITP signalizes "I am 100% sure this
package and my packages will certainly not create objections of any
kind". Which I find somewhere between highly optimistic and plain
arrogant.
So, in my opintion, as a rule of thumb, have a time of three days
between these two actions.
Christoph
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