Lately, I've seen how Debian is not following the wishes of many users. I've seen how many distributions like Fedora Core, SUSE, Gentoo, even Debian based ones like Knoppix and Ubuntu are listening their users and having the defaults most users want. Like using the more secure, scalable and easier to use MTA Postfix by default (like Ubuntu does) instead of Exim or having a boot log that most distributions share where you can see easily what daemons started correctly and what not. Example from Ubuntu: * Starting internet superserver... [ ok ]
I'm asking because it's very important for Debian to listen the users and developers to maintain a great user base that can give back to the Debian community and by not listening the users that community can shrink. I'd like to know if there's a formal process where defaults like the ones I proposed can be voted to please the majority of the users. I've been a Debian user for many years and I'd like to keep using Debian for many years to come, but if you don't follow the wises of the people Debian user base will suffer. The main problem is this one: What happens in Debian if I submit a patch or an easy to apply default and the maintainer of that packages just says no. Is there a formal process where the voice of other uses/developers can be heard? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
