From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FF1E1381F3 for ; Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:00:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 725BC21C006; Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:00:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-bk0-f53.google.com (mail-bk0-f53.google.com [209.85.214.53]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D0C7521C002 for ; Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:59:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-bk0-f53.google.com with SMTP id j5so4451239bkw.40 for ; Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:59:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=e0Dk+ZlC/qINbHbjX8A2MhDtPwrA4vKuRninyFQ4rAc=; b=rzfUpAD7RzK/8qKB9MOe9M2TlkrTEMpHR7su7L3kqebCVBPvwYiVuEd6jK2H3/esg1 UqeYIWSIKgYBIa3Ukiw6+O6ffqNiiGyj85j6+I7Y/H6Q7UBhyYwn3K3HQtG7+wiBSblb OIn8rBM374O4B3YOOEEBz3KWK2wpeuUv/4rliU/y6K0K1wYYSC4nxEzTfbyefUIA3Lb9 /Mxwf0ujLICe8rGqIu4brAw+vmcJ7rLwX5iSED2gu7ViqbxtRPiBDEN/xgXXF3/OP2eK KinlSN8P2nMUAQT6WlCVqCPiYuwKLZbWfhVFlx8BWkljRFHMNdTP1yUsM/L9UQph7cmF 5yGA== Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.11.208 with SMTP id u16mr2888005bku.81.1353873593291; Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:59:53 -0800 (PST) Sender: freemanrich@gmail.com Received: by 10.204.12.28 with HTTP; Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:59:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <50B25BA4.9050603@gentoo.org> References: <20121123022210.GE4100@comet.hsd1.mn.comcast.net> <50AF84E9.2020608@gentoo.org> <50AF8916.9070004@gentoo.org> <50B1C234.40609@gentoo.org> <50B23CA4.90506@gentoo.org> <50B25BA4.9050603@gentoo.org> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:59:53 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: HI36A6-wG2XhZDTiRg_O5qoKmlU Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] open season on other-dev's packages -- policy change? From: Rich Freeman To: gentoo-dev Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Archives-Salt: 1dc3c5c9-8efd-416f-bd72-181299479c2f X-Archives-Hash: 8fb47abdfdbca080bda2db6f09f79970 On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Rick "Zero_Chaos" Farina wrote: > If you have a bug on bugzie that > is more than a week old and it affects me, you can bet I will fix it and > the notification you get will be the one from me closing your bug. If > you have an issue with that maybe you should fix your own bugs. If you want to co-maintain a package, then ping the current maintainer and add yourself to the maintainer list. You can then stay in touch with them and coordinate plans for keeping the package working. Suppose that developer has the fix standing by, but is working on something else and wants to fix both issues at once to cut down on revbumps? Maybe they have a few week's worth handy and were waiting for the right moment. The fact is that the behavior you are bragging about is in violation of policy. If you don't like the policy by all means chime in and discuss it, or ask the council to take it up. This isn't about being territorial. If you want to help co-maintain a package I maintain you're welcome to do so. However, this is a long-term commitment. Otherwise, send me an email before you go messing with things. If you're doing tree-wide work then coordinate it with the appropriate project lead and make announcements on -dev-announce as needed. Nobody wants to stand in the way of getting bugs fixed - there is just a way to do it so that you don't drive everybody crazy. Rich