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[Phillip Susi <psusi@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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On 3/31/2014 3:50 AM, Daniel Letzeisen wrote:
> On 03/30/2014 10:17 PM, Phillip Susi wrote:
>> I understand the argument, but the same could be made for Ubuntu.
>> I'm not clear on exactly why this argument wins for one and not
>> the other, and more importantly, since there is only one
>> bugcontrol group and one project that covers both, if there is
>> such a distinction, it needs to be documented in the Ubuntu
>> triaging guidelines.
> 
> Then document it.

It seems like something that needs broader discussion rather than
unilaterally done by one or two people, and better defined before it
can be documented.  Specifically how to tell where the line is between
Kubuntu and the rest of Ubuntu.

>> I still don't see a distinction between Ubuntu and Kubuntu
>> triaging teams.  It's one team.  It is one distribution, just
>> with different desktop cd spins that have different package
>> subsets preinstalled.
>> 
> The triagers are mostly volunteers, so there is no distintion. The 
> Kubuntu developers (at least one of whom works for BlueNote as
> opposed to Canonical) concentrate on KDE items, and they prefer to
> swim closer to upstream when it comes to bug tracking.

If there is no distinction, then there can not be different rules.

> Remember, there are plenty of other resources for user support, so
> your primary focus with triaging is helping the devs! They're
> Santa, and we're the elves. Telling Kubuntu devs their workflow is
> "incorrect" and expecting them to fit a mold isn't going to
> work...

One or two developers do not get to ignore policies set for the whole
project because they feel like it.


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