Re: Technical committee resolution

2008-04-01 Thread Mike O'Connor
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 11:28:24PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:47:42 -0300, Martín Ferrari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 6:46 AM, MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > better job of them

Re: Technical committee resolution

2008-04-01 Thread Mike O'Connor
On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 03:13:02AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 02:32:54 -0400, Mike O'Connor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > It seems to me however that there might be other valid reasons to > > limit the number of important hats one we

Re: Technical committee resolution

2008-04-01 Thread Mike O'Connor
On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 09:43:28AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 05:43:47 -0400, Mike O'Connor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > I saw multiple people suggesting such limits. I did NOT see anyone > > propose a reason for such a limit ot

Re: Technical committee resolution

2008-04-01 Thread Mike O'Connor
On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 04:20:30PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 13:21:52 -0400, Mike O'Connor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 09:43:28AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >> On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 05:43:47 -0400,

Re: gr_lenny vs gr_socialcontract

2008-12-19 Thread Mike O'Connor
On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 02:44:46PM +0100, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Manoj Srivastava wrote: > > I suspect it would not be hard to create a non-free installer CD > > that obviates the requirement of a separate USB key for remote > > i

Re: GR proposal: Do not require listing of copyright holders

2009-03-21 Thread Mike O'Connor
On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 03:08:26PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 09:38:04PM +, Mark Hymers wrote: > > I've therefore asked the DPL to get us legal advice on the minimum > > copyright information we should ship in debian/copyright. Once we get > > this, I propose we ame

Re: Q for all candidates: license and copyright requirements

2010-03-24 Thread Mike O'Connor
On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:32:19 +, Dmitrijs Ledkovs wrote > 2. If tarball is not redistributable > It belongs in non-free, or must be repackaged to become redistributable No, If its not redistributable, It doesn't belong in non-free or any other place we distribute software. This is why we d

Re: Questions for all candidates: decentralization of power

2010-03-31 Thread Mike O'Connor
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 12:46:44AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > Dear Clint, > > I also think that there are many restricted operations that should be opened. > Write access to our website, chosing the priority and section of our pacakges, > triggering bin-NMUs, designating new members, inspectin

Re: Questions for all candidates: decentralization of power

2010-03-31 Thread Mike O'Connor
On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 10:58:07AM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > Hi Mike, > > you give three interesting examples on how the FTP team is isolating itself. > > > 1) By a combination of (self-appointed?) authority and technical design, the > package section splitting becomes a private tool of the

Re: Questions for all candidates: decentralization of power

2010-04-01 Thread Mike O'Connor
On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 01:45:45PM +0900, Charles Plessy wrote: > If it is not an export or a license violation that a member of the FTP team > inspects a package, then I do not think it is for any other member of the > project. I am not proposing to give a read access to the NEW queue for any > ot