Thanks, this is helpful.
Larry Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/17/2005 03:26 PM Please respond to Cygwin List <[email protected]> To Andrew Schulman/DC/USEPA/[EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] cc Subject Re: package submission policy At 11:41 AM 5/17/2005, you wrote: >I'm looking at the revised package submission policy >(http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin-apps/2004-10/msg00384.html). Question: >who gets to vote for packages? All current Cygwin package maintainers? Yes. Of course, if the package is already in one of the major distributions, it automatically clears the # of votes hurdle. >Do maintainers get to vote against a package, decreasing its score by 1? >Just curious. Vetoes are possible but only from Corinna and Chris. There's been no rule for voting against a package AFAIR. But if there is a reason to bar the package, that can be brought up by anybody and the issue is discussed. If it's an important issue, that alone can disqualify a package. Take the recently discussed 'bsdiff' package. It hasn't passed muster because of a licensing incompatibility. Regardless of the number of votes, things like this can stop a package entry until or unless it's corrected. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746
