> >> >>"Brian" == Brian White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > The original conversation I had waaaaaaay back with the webserver guys
> > is that they wouldn't go ahead with these changes until it _was_ official
> > policy. If you require it to be done before it becomes official policy
> > then we have a chicken & egg problem. In my opinion, they're right
> > and it should be policy before the change gets made.
>
> > However, since it's now an accepted ammendment, I filed bugs against
> > the webserver packages yesterday and directed them towards this bug
> > number if they want to read the background material.
>
> I think the way policy is handled has changed since the early
> days; and perhaps polling the web server folks would yeild different
> results?
I dunno. It seems that policy changes are almost too difficult to even
try. However, most if not all of the webserver packages I filed the bugs
against have done this and closed them.
> > Still, I'd like to proceed on making the policy change to the official
> > policy statement at the same time. Since it's been approved, we might
> > as well proceed on both fronts at the same time.
>
> Well, since the /usr/doc fiasco, policy has tended not to move
> and lead the changes, and have policy being used to beat developers over
> the head with. (urggh, my grammar, she is missing).
Sorry, but I'm a bit out of the loop. :-) What fiasco is that?
> Any progress?
Yes, actually. I was surprised how smoothly it went. Not one person
objected and most made the changes right away.
Brian
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