On Monday, September 2, 2024 11:23:30 AM EDT Andreas Tille wrote: ... > While I’ve read several emails in agreement, Scott Kitterman made a > valid point[ru4]: "I don't think we need more process. We just need > someone to do the work of finding the packages and filing the bugs." I > agree that this is crucial to ensure an automated process doesn’t lead > to unwanted removals. However, I don’t see "someone" stepping up to file > RM bugs against other maintainers' packages. As long as we have strict > ownership of packages, many people are hesitant to touch a package, even > for fixing it. Asking for its removal might be even less well-received. > Therefore, if an automated procedure were to create RM bugs based on > defined criteria, it could help reduce some of the social pressure. ...
Interesting perspective. This you? https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1079816 Scott K
