On Tue, Jan 05, 2016 at 08:10:00PM +0100, Simon Richter wrote: > On 05.01.2016 19:37, Marco d'Itri wrote: > > > There is a significant difference between concepts like: > > - something works for me > > - something works > > > and: > > - I want something to be supported > > - the people actually working on something want to support it > > What is the recourse for people who are not maintainers of the packages > in question?
Not much. For example, policykit-1 FTBFSes on non-systemd architectures (#798769) despite a patch being provided and multiple maintainer uploads since then. So even doing the work won't do any good if your aims are for whatever reason disliked by the maintainer. -- A tit a day keeps the vet away.
