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Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 20:43:07 +0100
From: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@ciaranm.org>
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On Fri, 04 May 2007 15:36:51 -0400
Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@gentoo.org> wrote:
> The point of policy is *not* to impede progress.  It is supposed to be
> to provide our users the best quality distribution.  If policy gets in
> the way of progress without gain for our users, then the policy needs
> to be revisited.

And the point of enforcing policy and escalating problems is to prevent
rogue developers from breaking stable, screwing over users' systems and
then repeatedly refusing to show any sign that they've learned from
that and lots of other mistakes.

--=20
Ciaran McCreesh


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