Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-11 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 09:23:48PM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > Does this mean that I have convinced you as to the merits of this > proposal (ie. using WNPP for sponsorship requests)? Not necessarily, but I don't have time to get into an argument about it. :) My feelings are mostly grounded in aest

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-11 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 09:23:48PM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > Does this mean that I have convinced you as to the merits of this > proposal (ie. using WNPP for sponsorship requests)? Not necessarily, but I don't have time to get into an argument about it. :) My feelings are mostly grounded in aest

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-10 Thread Joe Nahmias
Colin, Does this mean that I have convinced you as to the merits of this proposal (ie. using WNPP for sponsorship requests)? > On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 12:30:28PM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > > 3) Time-to-market: I believe the BTS-admins can implement this (better) > > solution in a more expedient

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-10 Thread Joe Nahmias
Colin, Does this mean that I have convinced you as to the merits of this proposal (ie. using WNPP for sponsorship requests)? > On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 12:30:28PM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > > 3) Time-to-market: I believe the BTS-admins can implement this (better) > > solution in a more expedient

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-10 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 12:30:28PM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > 3) Time-to-market: I believe the BTS-admins can implement this (better) > solution in a more expedient manner, than the nm people can decide on > what to do and how to do it (let alone implementing). FWIW, the BTS admins have no stake

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-10 Thread Joe Nahmias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Colin, > On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 02:04:35PM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > > I just had a brainstorm about the sponsorship process that I wanted to > > share for comment. > > > > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > >

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-10 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 12:30:28PM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > 3) Time-to-market: I believe the BTS-admins can implement this (better) > solution in a more expedient manner, than the nm people can decide on > what to do and how to do it (let alone implementing). FWIW, the BTS admins have no stake

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-10 Thread Joe Nahmias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Colin, > On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 02:04:35PM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > > I just had a brainstorm about the sponsorship process that I wanted to > > share for comment. > > > > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > >

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 12:59:35PM -0600, Graham Wilson wrote: > On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 11:16:18AM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > > > > Joe Nahmias wrote: > > > > > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > > > > > For Sponsorship? > > > > > Comments? > [...] > > Anyone el

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-09 Thread Graham Wilson
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 11:16:18AM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > > > Joe Nahmias wrote: > > > > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > > > > For Sponsorship? > > > > Comments? [...] > Anyone else have anything to say? Should I cc -policy and let them > debate it? shou

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 02:04:35PM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > I just had a brainstorm about the sponsorship process that I wanted to > share for comment. > > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > For Sponsorship? This has come up before. I'm told, though, that the

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 12:59:35PM -0600, Graham Wilson wrote: > On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 11:16:18AM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > > > > Joe Nahmias wrote: > > > > > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > > > > > For Sponsorship? > > > > > Comments? > [...] > > Anyone el

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-09 Thread Graham Wilson
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 11:16:18AM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > > > Joe Nahmias wrote: > > > > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > > > > For Sponsorship? > > > > Comments? [...] > Anyone else have anything to say? Should I cc -policy and let them > debate it? shou

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-09 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 02:04:35PM -0500, Joe Nahmias wrote: > I just had a brainstorm about the sponsorship process that I wanted to > share for comment. > > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > For Sponsorship? This has come up before. I'm told, though, that the

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-09 Thread Joe Nahmias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 10:03:14PM +0100, Thomas Viehmann wrote: > > Joe Nahmias wrote: > > > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > > > For Sponsorship? > > > Comments? > > > > AFAIK, the set of RFS is not a subset of

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-09 Thread Joe Nahmias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 10:03:14PM +0100, Thomas Viehmann wrote: > > Joe Nahmias wrote: > > > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > > > For Sponsorship? > > > Comments? > > > > AFAIK, the set of RFS is not a subset of

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-07 Thread Graham Wilson
On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 10:03:14PM +0100, Thomas Viehmann wrote: > Joe Nahmias wrote: > > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > > For Sponsorship? > > Comments? > > AFAIK, the set of RFS is not a subset of previous ITP. They also > include ITA in this case, the ITA

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-07 Thread Graham Wilson
On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 10:03:14PM +0100, Thomas Viehmann wrote: > Joe Nahmias wrote: > > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > > For Sponsorship? > > Comments? > > AFAIK, the set of RFS is not a subset of previous ITP. They also > include ITA in this case, the ITA

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-07 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Joe Nahmias wrote: > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > For Sponsorship? > Comments? AFAIK, the set of RFS is not a subset of previous ITP. They also include ITA and possibly RF-yet-another-S for packages already in the archive in case a previous sponsor lacks tim

Re: RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-07 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Joe Nahmias wrote: > What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request > For Sponsorship? > Comments? AFAIK, the set of RFS is not a subset of previous ITP. They also include ITA and possibly RF-yet-another-S for packages already in the archive in case a previous sponsor lacks tim

RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-07 Thread Joe Nahmias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Debian, I just had a brainstorm about the sponsorship process that I wanted to share for comment. What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request For Sponsorship? This way, when a non-DD is finished their packaging, you jus

RFC: Merging sponsoring system with wnpp

2003-03-07 Thread Joe Nahmias
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello Debian, I just had a brainstorm about the sponsorship process that I wanted to share for comment. What if we add a new type to the wnpp package 'RFS' = Ready/Request For Sponsorship? This way, when a non-DD is finished their packaging, you jus