On Sun, Mar 20, 2005 at 02:35:56PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Sun, Mar 20, 2005 at 12:11:07PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 18, 2005 at 05:05:07PM +0100, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > > > > > And yes, i volunteer to help out NEW handling, if that help is wanted. > > > > Just for the record, not to anyone directly, it just fits here: > > > This is not how it works. Offering something randomly and then sitting > > > back waiting, later maybe complaining offer wasnt accepted. > > > > The way I got into the ftpteam was simple to do the work. > > > ssh to merkel, looking at the changes files if I find a reason for the > > > package to go out of new, compiling a list of stuff, feeding it to one > > > of the guys who could run lisa on it. > > > Done that a few times with some long lists, got some packages out of > > > NEW. Now I do it myself... > > > > So, If you want anything to be done: Dont write mails about it how it > > > could be done, just do it, anything else is just to be treated as the > > > stuff our politicians say... > > > Easy thing. i tried to help ftp-masters on some case which where important > > and > > where packages got undully retained in NEW for long time (and these where > > the > > powerpc kernels, which on two occasions had a >1 month waiting time in the > > past, and the kernel-latest-powerpc metapackages, which will not be used by > > d-i because of the >1.5 month waiting time) > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/03/msg00410.html > > Lay off the fucking FUD.
Ask Colin. kernel-latest was not used in d-i rc3 because it was >1.5 month in NEW. > > And do you seriously think that the ftp-master team would have been expanded > > like it has, if the issue would not have aired publicly recently ? I have > > some > > doubts about it. > > That's because you're a twit, and the very reason ftp-masters are afraid Thanks all the same. > that taking positive action in the current mailing list climate is seen as > encouraging that hostile climate. Thanks for that. > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2005/02/msg00213.html And what do you say of aj denying there is a NEW problem on the debian-vote threads ? Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
