* Manoj Srivastava ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040603 06:10]: > On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 03:09:16 +0200, Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > * Manoj Srivastava: > >>> For our users, we promise to do regular releases; as a guideline, > >>> a major release of the distribution should happen about once a > >>> year. > >> > >> On what basis do you think we can make this promise?
> > On the same basis that we promise not to hide bugs? Or not to rely > We first put a public BTS in place, and _then_ we made the > promise. Actually, we hide security bugs. Of course not, if they are filled into the bts, but we hide them if they are sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please don't misunderstand me; I think the current approach is the right one, but with literal reading SC #3 is tangled (and I know that Florian disagrees with me here). > >> That policy violates the SC. You essentially told a delegate to go > >> violate the social contract, and I don't think we can do that. > > > Ahem, this proposal tries to assure a delegate that his scruples are > > unwarranted and that he should go on as previously planned. After > But the SC plainly states that his scruples are > warranted. You may chose to overrule the SC, but please say so up > front. I just disagree with you, and I don't think that we may be able to agree here. That's the reason why I ask the developers to decide about this. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
