-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 11/25/2012 02:59 PM, Rich Freeman wrote: > On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Rick "Zero_Chaos" Farina > <zeroch...@gentoo.org> wrote: >> If you have a bug on bugzie that is more than a week old and it >> affects me, you can bet I will fix it and the notification you >> get will be the one from me closing your bug. If you have an >> issue with that maybe you should fix your own bugs. > > If you want to co-maintain a package, then ping the current > maintainer and add yourself to the maintainer list. You can then > stay in touch with them and coordinate plans for keeping the > package working. > > Suppose that developer has the fix standing by, but is working on > something else and wants to fix both issues at once to cut down on > revbumps? Maybe they have a few week's worth handy and were > waiting for the right moment. > > The fact is that the behavior you are bragging about is in > violation of policy. If you don't like the policy by all means > chime in and discuss it, or ask the council to take it up.
Please cite this policy so that I may do as you suggest. I have seen no such policy. > > This isn't about being territorial. If you want to help > co-maintain a package I maintain you're welcome to do so. However, > this is a long-term commitment. Otherwise, send me an email before > you go messing with things. If you're doing tree-wide work then > coordinate it with the appropriate project lead and make > announcements on -dev-announce as needed. Nobody wants to stand in > the way of getting bugs fixed - there is just a way to do it so > that you don't drive everybody crazy. Your opinion on your packages is noted, and I will still be happy to file bugs for you if I detect any issues with your packages the same as I do for everyone else. Thanks, Zero -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJQspkYAAoJEKXdFCfdEflKGt4P/RlnOt1R6tzedkYxEdv4jbt3 3pO6fGkvs4Dmxwk5RXk+9H+TvWgUm07paAVhRzLBwDZP2MZf/mtbcOjj1uLh/2Kg +kRsmNADZwojWzky72ksZXiEe60Nm/m3RAnqO2t2nrO6IyWa1BoN0h0D1rkdRFLD ACPoznyXgENPKvLXW9e6RC9EM9AuCOWz1XQuy8QpR/UD+JX/DVWrQPLTX/i6t4uu 5docdxhFPrrCt+/goKyYBSSNku0/bhduNIOLIOxsPxnFbSMUxQD0C3ppdmDS/UIm NnspNNk5LIrE7y5Dr6dVfZjpUP8QJjA/L6uNd8EsXSLrSuzp1ZfB2HwwGnWnnkCp gKWKptQ5O8HkGrvCLG2q5BVqnvHP2d6SARXE4X3aCCikG5Npt2F//lCdu5ET0ekX ia2L97FkZtUXbmbUfY1tCOgUq9ImR4gHxBTojSgdZ0ap9fAHDA5SD0sK50eKvWq/ d9JAO7+ITegX+PneOiJbHP9PNz4vWVbCzY0XtTHaCNzL+3jOyHJXXf3SpAP7mU+C LfMKOjdtEZFHLevm+bT6oFTS6AKRYFspe+snsXH3ciItD8ANRqsjeqqkwBXDJqH3 lkzml+SgYHQre3JhhtDQ+8AyRNjQ88Uf0tE1AslhAwgC18B21pTZQdSNcF2w7UvM rV2LFMwpH80/zOath7Y5 =BBmQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
