Hi Andreas e.a., [Please Cc me on replies, I'm not subscribed.]
I'm with Jonas and h01ger here: I don't think the benefits of the current ITM-prodedure are bigger than the bad side effects. And even more people voiced this opinion, e.g. @ https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq it says: Please Note: Don't go e-mailing maintainers with e-mails like "Your package looks unmaintained, I'm going to hijack your package". It helps nobody, and ensures that you will have at least one very unhappy Debian developer. " (thanks to urbec for finding this quote.) There's also a _reason_ we do not enforce the use of salsa for our packaging work yet. Maybe the best course of action now would be to try to get a GR on such a policy change. (Ideally after the upcoming release, of course.) Looking forward to join the session on this @ DebConf25 Brest! C U there, Bye, Joost -- You need to be aware that this is a gruntwork position. [...] this isn't an opportunity to advance any existing opinions you may have about how we should go about releasing or maintaining Debian. You'll be given lots of chores, and no authority. The reward for a job well done will generally just be another, probably harder, job. If you don't think you can cope with this, don't apply. --Anthony "aj" Towns, 'Bits from the RM: Help Wanted, Apply Within', Mar 2003 https://lists.debian.org/<20030307181306.gb6...@azure.humbug.org.au>
