Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread zhaoway
Brian Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 04:15:19PM +, Jules Bean wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 04:29:15PM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > > > Branden Robinson wrote: > > > > Nevertheless, if elected DPL, I realize that I turn the > > > > temperature down on my occ

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Santiago Vila
On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, Craig Sanders wrote: > On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 04:29:15PM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > > Branden Robinson wrote: > > > Nevertheless, if elected DPL, I realize that I turn the temperature > > > down on my occasional email flame of a fellow developer. That's a > > > sacrifice

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Raul Miller
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:40:33AM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > I for one want a DPL having a *minimum* of social skills, not one that > promises to have them *if* elected DPL, thanks. Please try to refrain from flaming the candidates. Thanks, -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PR

Re: two questions for DPL nominees

2001-02-23 Thread Martin Schulze
Craig Sanders wrote: > i have two questions for all of you: > > 1. what is your stance(*) on some of the recent controversial topics aka > flame-wars within debian? > > - non-free archives? > > - sluggish new maintainer process? Add to it - Maintainers who are MIA -- If you come from

Re: two questions for DPL nominees

2001-02-23 Thread Raul Miller
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 06:46:01PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > (*) please give just brief 1 or 2 paragraph statements of your > positions, not a thesis or argument :) i want to find out what you > think about these issues, not trigger a repeat of the flamewars (so > please, people, just accept t

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > [please follow-up to [EMAIL PROTECTED]] No, follow-up to debian-vote, it was created for this purpose. > I cannot at present find a canonical list of current delegates. I'm offline at the moment and the exact URL escapes me, but this list is on www.debian.or

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Brian Russo
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 12:02:42PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > > [please follow-up to [EMAIL PROTECTED]] > No, follow-up to debian-vote, it was created for this purpose. seconded. > > I cannot at present find a canonical list of current delegates. > I'm

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Zephaniah E\. Hull
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 06:44:06AM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:40:33AM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > > I for one want a DPL having a *minimum* of social skills, not one that > > promises to have them *if* elected DPL, thanks. > > Please try to refrain from flaming the c

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Raul Miller
> > Please try to refrain from flaming the candidates. On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 07:22:09AM -0500, Zephaniah E. Hull wrote: > Why should he? Ok: please try to refrain from flaming anyone here. Thanks, -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tro

Re: two questions for DPL nominees

2001-02-23 Thread Craig Sanders
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 06:41:21AM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: > Out of curiosity: are you asking for points to be repeated if the > candidate already addressed the issue in his platform? a brief statement from all nominees would be useful for comparison purposes. craig -- craig sanders <[EMAIL P

my "platform"

2001-02-23 Thread Bdale Garbee
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 My name is Bdale Garbee, and I ask you to elect me as your next Debian Project Leader. Since I'm sure some of you are curious, Bdale is a contraction of Barksdale, and I pronounce it "Bee-Dale". The role of the DPL as defined by our constitution

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 12:02:42PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > > [please follow-up to [EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > No, follow-up to debian-vote, it was created for this purpose. I thought it was supposed to be confined to the mechanics of actual voting, which

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Santiago" == Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Santiago> I can't accept that "people truly deserve to be insulted". Hmm. How about if we rephrase that "There are certain people who display personality and behaviour traits that are extremely irritating to a majority of the g

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Brian Russo
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 12:34:14PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >>"Santiago" == Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Santiago> I can't accept that "people truly deserve to be insulted". > > Hmm. How about if we rephrase that "There are certain people > who display personalit

Re: two questions for DPL nominees

2001-02-23 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 06:46:01PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > 1. what is your stance(*) on some of the recent controversial topics aka > flame-wars within debian? > 2. what action, if any, do you intend to take on these issues? > > - non-free archives? This issue is so controversial that

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 01:28:17PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 12:02:42PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > > > I'm offline at the moment and the exact URL escapes me, but this list is > > on www.debian.org and was created about 2 yaers ago. > [...] > > Release mana

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 04:52:00PM -0500, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 01:28:17PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 12:02:42PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > > > > > I'm offline at the moment and the exact URL escapes me, but this list is > > > o

two questions for DPL nominees

2001-02-23 Thread Craig Sanders
i have two questions for all of you: 1. what is your stance(*) on some of the recent controversial topics aka flame-wars within debian? - non-free archives? - sluggish new maintainer process? - other inflammable issues? (*) please give just brief 1 or 2 paragraph statements of your posit

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Craig Sanders
On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 04:29:15PM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > Branden Robinson wrote: > > Nevertheless, if elected DPL, I realize that I turn the temperature > > down on my occasional email flame of a fellow developer. That's a > > sacrifice I'm willing to make. > > It's funny that someone who

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread zhaoway
Brian Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 04:15:19PM +, Jules Bean wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 04:29:15PM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > > > Branden Robinson wrote: > > > > Nevertheless, if elected DPL, I realize that I turn the > > > > temperature down on my occa

Re: two questions for DPL nominees

2001-02-23 Thread Martin Schulze
Craig Sanders wrote: > i have two questions for all of you: > > 1. what is your stance(*) on some of the recent controversial topics aka > flame-wars within debian? > > - non-free archives? > > - sluggish new maintainer process? Add to it - Maintainers who are MIA -- If you come from

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Santiago Vila
On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, Craig Sanders wrote: > On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 04:29:15PM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > > Branden Robinson wrote: > > > Nevertheless, if elected DPL, I realize that I turn the temperature > > > down on my occasional email flame of a fellow developer. That's a > > > sacrifice

Re: two questions for DPL nominees

2001-02-23 Thread Raul Miller
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 06:46:01PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > (*) please give just brief 1 or 2 paragraph statements of your > positions, not a thesis or argument :) i want to find out what you > think about these issues, not trigger a repeat of the flamewars (so > please, people, just accept th

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Raul Miller
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:40:33AM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > I for one want a DPL having a *minimum* of social skills, not one that > promises to have them *if* elected DPL, thanks. Please try to refrain from flaming the candidates. Thanks, -- Raul

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > [please follow-up to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No, follow-up to debian-vote, it was created for this purpose. > I cannot at present find a canonical list of current delegates. I'm offline at the moment and the exact URL escapes me, but this list is on www.debian.org

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Brian Russo
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 12:02:42PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > > [please follow-up to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No, follow-up to debian-vote, it was created for this purpose. seconded. > > I cannot at present find a canonical list of current delegates. > I'm of

Re: two questions for DPL nominees

2001-02-23 Thread Craig Sanders
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 06:41:21AM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: > Out of curiosity: are you asking for points to be repeated if the > candidate already addressed the issue in his platform? a brief statement from all nominees would be useful for comparison purposes. craig -- craig sanders <[EMAIL PR

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Zephaniah E. Hull
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 06:44:06AM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 11:40:33AM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > > I for one want a DPL having a *minimum* of social skills, not one that > > promises to have them *if* elected DPL, thanks. > > Please try to refrain from flaming the ca

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Raul Miller
> > Please try to refrain from flaming the candidates. On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 07:22:09AM -0500, Zephaniah E. Hull wrote: > Why should he? Ok: please try to refrain from flaming anyone here. Thanks, -- Raul

my "platform"

2001-02-23 Thread Bdale Garbee
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 My name is Bdale Garbee, and I ask you to elect me as your next Debian Project Leader. Since I'm sure some of you are curious, Bdale is a contraction of Barksdale, and I pronounce it "Bee-Dale". The role of the DPL as defined by our constitution

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 12:02:42PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > > [please follow-up to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > No, follow-up to debian-vote, it was created for this purpose. I thought it was supposed to be confined to the mechanics of actual voting, which DP

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Santiago" == Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Santiago> I can't accept that "people truly deserve to be insulted". Hmm. How about if we rephrase that "There are certain people who display personality and behaviour traits that are extremely irritating to a majority of the ge

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Brian Russo
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 12:34:14PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >>"Santiago" == Santiago Vila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Santiago> I can't accept that "people truly deserve to be insulted". > > Hmm. How about if we rephrase that "There are certain people > who display personality

Re: two questions for DPL nominees

2001-02-23 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 06:46:01PM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote: > 1. what is your stance(*) on some of the recent controversial topics aka > flame-wars within debian? > 2. what action, if any, do you intend to take on these issues? > > - non-free archives? This issue is so controversial that

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 01:28:17PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 12:02:42PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > > > I'm offline at the moment and the exact URL escapes me, but this list is > > on www.debian.org and was created about 2 yaers ago. > [...] > > Release manag

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 04:52:00PM -0500, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 01:28:17PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 12:02:42PM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > > > > > I'm offline at the moment and the exact URL escapes me, but this list is > > > on