From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nate Bargmann Subject: Re: AX25 and related software's future in Debian Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 20:46:09 -0500 Message-ID: <20120525014609.GA4171@n0nb.us> References: <20120504013200.GB3489@flying-gecko.net> <201205231215.27327.wjl@icecavern.net> <9C404E2E-1574-4F0C-8286-AE1E8CA7AD0D@colliertech.org> <20120524083356.13672istfyl94790@horde.mgtmail.com> <000901cd3a01$a9811600$fc834200$@ro> <20120524192958.93234be29ww8p37a@horde.mgtmail.com> <005101cd3a09$adef9a10$09cece30$@ro> <005401cd3a09$f7685920$e6390b60$@ro> <2AE861CD-AE01-46E5-B585-1B3AF3DA4B28@clearwire.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <2AE861CD-AE01-46E5-B585-1B3AF3DA4B28@clearwire.net> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org * On 2012 24 May 20:04 -0500, Bob Nielsen wrote: > Ah, for the days when a ham (Bruce Perens, Bdale Garbee) was the > Debian Project Leader. Unfortunately, both have stepped away from an active leadership role in the Debian Project. Given how the current DPL opted to stay out of this issue if possible, would Bruce or Bdale have acted differently? I don't know. I do not take my position merely because I am a licensed radio amateur and therefore have sympathy toward the amateur radio related packages. Rather, it seems to me that the onus should be on *new* packages to play nicely with existing packages in any distribution, particulary ones that are actively maintained. In this case maintained refers to the Debian maintainer keeping the package abreast of upstream and current with Debian changes. 73, de Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us