Quoting Simon Josefsson (2025-08-20 13:02:28) > > Sometimes I am in the middle of some larger transition that involves > > multiple packages, or I am aware of some details with newer upstream > > that makes me decide to hold back on pulling that into Debian just yet. > > Often I do so without formally tracking such details as bugreports - and > > even if I did (or if others tracked it elsewhere, e.g. as salsa issues), > > then the drive-by uploader might not notice it, or might decide that > > they have different priorities and that the change is super important > > to enter Debian *now*. > > I can sympathise with this, I am often in the same place. However this > is a problem for everyone. I often forget and don't finish things. So > there is a big chance that whatever was "in progress" in my head will > just never materialize. Others may be better at remembering and > finishing things, but I think merely the risk of that happening does not > motivate preventing others from doing uploads by claiming ownership. I > understand others feel differently and strongly about ownership though. > Ownership tends to have that effect.
Hmm. So when I say that intervening without reaching out first is potentially disruptive and therefore a problem, then you perceive that as me feeling strongly about ownership? That's interesting. You might be right, I just don't recognize it when framed like that. Food for thought! - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ * Sponsorship: https://ko-fi.com/drjones [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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