On 05/12/08 at 08:20 -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: > Lucas Nussbaum wrote: >> On 04/12/08 at 13:52 -0500, Barry deFreese wrote: >> >>> Folks, >>> >>> I've been working on removals and QA uploads and such but I feel like >>> I'm working in a bit of a vacuum. Do we have any establish >>> guidelines for removing a package vs PROP_RM? >>> >> >> The QA group doesn't have any established, official authority to request >> removal of packages[*]. When we request the removal of a package, we are >> allowed to do so because ftpmasters, and the project as a whole, think >> that we generally do the right thing. >> >> However, we can make mistakes sometimes. The PROP_RM process is just a >> standard procedure that guarantees that some reasonable amount of time >> is given to others to complain about your removal request. But it won't >> protect you from criticism. >> >> So, if you personally want to take the responsibility to remove a >> package, it's fine to just RM: it. If you want to stay on a slightly >> safer side, use PROP_RM. >> >> [*] AFAIK, the only people who have this right, are: >> - the package's maintainer >> - the ftpmasters, because of issues in their scope >> > Lucas, > > Thanks for the response. But in these cases I am looking strictly at > orphaned packages so I guess you could say QA is the maintainer, > couldn't you?
Ah, right. I missed that. For QA packages, I don't think you need to go through PROP_RM. Just double-check with someone if you have doubts, and request removal. -- | Lucas Nussbaum | [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/ | | jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG: 1024D/023B3F4F | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
