| Patrick Schoenfeld 2007-09-26, 7:21 pm |
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Don Armstrong wrote:
> That's actually backwards from what I've said. My argument is not that
> DDs should be trusted, but that DDs are in a position where they can
Well, but actually it does not work without a level of trust. And as a
community that tries to build up a good, reliable and universal
operating system, there cannot be trust in anyone.
> abuse that trust. The longer they've been a DD (and the more work they
> do) the less and less likely they are to do so (at least
> intentionally).
If you intended to say that by the first mail, then I agree and there is
no need to argue anymore. 
> It's easier to tell[1] which developers are current with what is
> happening in Debian (assuming they're active) than it is to tell
> whether an NM applicant is.
Hm. Considered that all "tools" (including BTS, PTS and QA pages) track
the work of non-DD contributors.. hmm.. probably, probably not.
Greets,
Patrick
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