On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 12:25:48AM +0800, Andrew Shugg wrote:
> > Many developers don't use their Debian email in Maintainer: fields, and many
> > aren't official (they're sponsored) and thus don't have a Debian username.
>
> So the developer list can include non-developers? But surely sponsored
> developers are people coming through the NM process and will become
> members of Debian 'proper' in due course?
Eventually. The devel/people script doesn't discriminate. And besides, such
discrimination would be harder to implement. :o)
> The "Maintainer:" email address would be the (poorer) second choice,
> then, as I see it.
Yeah, except that we'd still have to pick one out of the bunch.
> That or push for everyone associated with Debian to have all their
> personal details entered into a database, and be given a unique index
> number to be used across all Debian services ? la M$ Passport. That
> should appeal to the Big Brother fans. =)
Sounds like a non-controversial idea ;)
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