On 9/10/21 4:43 PM, Felix Lechner wrote: > Hi, > > A fellow developer and I have reached an impasse over the appropriate > level of privacy guarantees in Debian. [1] Would this esteemed group > please advise if the topic is in some form suitable for a General > Resolution? > > The aggrieved party is likely to appeal my forthcoming lack of action > to the Technical Committee. [2] While the Technical Committee is more > or less Debian's Supreme Court, it seems unfair to burden that select > group of ours with matters of broad social significance. The Policy > Team was similarly reluctant. They have not acted on the matter in > nearly eight years. [3] > > The maintainer of a well-known web browser took a stance in the > middle. [4] My own position was outlined here. [5] > > In the spirit of seeking common ground, I would like to offer to the > aggrieved party that we co-sponsor a General Resolution together. Is > that appropriate? Thank you! > > Kind regards > Felix Lechner
Hi, I've skimmed through the first bug report that you've linked to, and failed to understand. Is this about privacy breaches in docs, for example, when linking to a remote image and such in a local doc? If so, I don't see the problem of removing them... These are very annoying, and it doesn't take much effort from the maintainer perspective. I am very happy that Lintian considers this as a big problem that needs to be fixed, as I would hate myself to browse a local doc and having my web browser access remote content when I don't expect it. I don't think a GR is appropriate here, at least not before discussing this with other DDs (maybe in debian-devel) for long enough. I also believe that this isn't a topic that deserves so much of our DD time. Cheers, Thomas Goirand (zigo)
