Bug#839570: Browserified javascript and DFSG 2 (reopening)

2016-10-04 Thread Didier 'OdyX' Raboud
Le dimanche, 2 octobre 2016, 14.29:49 h CEST Pirate Praveen a écrit : > package: tech-ctte > > Following up on #830978. I would like this to be reopened and request > CTTE make a formal vote. The discussion that lead to closing #830978 happened on IRC [0] , see the full log from line 172 [1] , a

Bug#839570: Browserified javascript and DFSG 2 (reopening)

2016-10-04 Thread Sam Hartman
I'd be willing to vote on the ballot you propose. I disagree with your rationale for why this bug is not for the TC to decide. But I agree that this bug is not for the TC to decide at this time. So, if that's all we're voting on, and I don't need to agree with your rationale to vote C, I'm fine wit

Bug#839570: Browserified javascript and DFSG 2 (reopening)

2016-10-04 Thread Didier 'OdyX' Raboud
Le mardi, 4 octobre 2016, 07.12:24 h CEST Sam Hartman a écrit : > I'd be willing to vote on the ballot you propose. > I disagree with your rationale for why this bug is not for the TC to > decide. Good. Can you outline shortly why ? > But I agree that this bug is not for the TC to decide at this

Bug#839570: Browserified javascript and DFSG 2 (reopening)

2016-10-04 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Didier" == Didier 'OdyX' Raboud writes: Again, I'm fine with your current ballot. As stated, I don't think the TC should (and am skeptical of can) decide on the DFSG-freeness of a package directly. We could mediate, but it's clear we don't want to here. I do think there are things we cou

Bug#839570: Browserified javascript and DFSG 2 (reopening)

2016-10-04 Thread Sam Hartman
Dear Pirate: I hear that you're fairly frustrated by the response you're getting from the TC. Speaking as someone who has read extensively the earlier bug log, I think that your cause would be advanced by getting an additional primary advocate who has a better understanding of what the TC can do,

Bug#839570: Browserified javascript and DFSG 2 (reopening)

2016-10-04 Thread Sam Hartman
Dear joseph: This message will be hurried: I'm on a train and approaching my stop. Thanks for your detailed message. I don't agree with all of it, but I find it a lot easier to interact with than some of the requests we've gotten related to this issue. Here are some factors to consider: 1)

Re: Bug#839570: Browserified javascript and DFSG 2 (reopening)

2016-10-04 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Tue, Oct 04, 2016 at 10:30:01AM -0400, Sam Hartman wrote: >... > Here are some factors to consider: > > 1) It's not clear to several TC members that the FTP team has decided > on this question. It seems fairly clear how they would decide if they > did decide, but from a process standpoint, it

Re: Bug#839570: Browserified javascript and DFSG 2 (reopening)

2016-10-04 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Adrian" == Adrian Bunk writes: Adrian> In other words, the best way forward for getting any Adrian> decision would be an RC bug against perl claiming that the Adrian> Configure script is not DFSG-free. This RC bug was filed, and I think everyone involved including the Perl mai

Re: Bug#839570: Browserified javascript and DFSG 2 (reopening)

2016-10-04 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Tue, Oct 04, 2016 at 05:54:55PM -0400, Sam Hartman wrote: > > "Adrian" == Adrian Bunk writes: > > Adrian> In other words, the best way forward for getting any > Adrian> decision would be an RC bug against perl claiming that the > Adrian> Configure script is not DFSG-free. > >

Re: Bug#839570: Browserified javascript and DFSG 2 (reopening)

2016-10-04 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Adrian" == Adrian Bunk writes: Adrian> On Tue, Oct 04, 2016 at 05:54:55PM -0400, Sam Hartman wrote: >> > "Adrian" == Adrian Bunk writes: >> Adrian> In other words, the best way forward for getting any Adrian> decision would be an RC bug against perl claiming that

Bug#839570: Browserified javascript and DFSG 2 (reopening)

2016-10-04 Thread Pirate Praveen
On 2016, ഒക്‌ടോബർ 4 7:49:28 PM IST, Sam Hartman wrote: >You're asking questions that don't make sense from a p.process >standpoint, doing things that have a very low probability of making >anyone happy, A quick update, I have asked ftp masters to make a ruling on the issue. #839801. I feel thes