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From: Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o>
To: Gentoo Dev <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Change or revert the "30 days maintainer timeout" stabilization policy
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 19:55:22
Message-Id: CAJ0EP401+maHKUrXkPuxFwJDPJX=iBcc=1jS8wxiQgtb6JitOA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Change or revert the "30 days maintainer timeout" stabilization policy by hasufell
1 On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 3:28 PM, hasufell <hasufell@g.o> wrote:
2 > I'm just not sure what any of the randomly filed stablereqs are for.
3 > It doesn't help anyone, unless the guy who filed it actually uses it
4 > or if it is a blocker for another stabilization.
5 >
6 > It's annoying me for some time now. I expect maintainers to keep track
7 > of their packages and have a scheme when and what to stabilize.
8 >
9
10 On the packages I maintain, I tend to use the latest unstable version
11 of the software. Stabilizing them rarely crosses my mind.
12
13 I rather like the semi-automated reminders. They come in handy for my
14 own packages, as well as the large, uncoordinated mess of libraries
15 that the python team is tasked with maintaining.

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