Re: New Comps Groups

["Michel Salim" <michel salim gmail com>]

2006/12/1, Jeff Spaleta <jspaleta gmail com>:
> On 12/1/06, Michel Salim <michel salim gmail com> wrote:
> > Is it OK to add a package on behalf of someone else to the list, if
> > it's "obvious"? TurboGears should go into Web Development too.
>
> Here's  my personal feeling about that,  If you do it, you should
> inform the maintainer(s) of the package that you did it. There may
> sometimes be  "obvious" disagreements, about whether the change was
> "obvious", after you make it.  So to minimize any inadvertant
> maintainer-to-maintainer friction, let the other maintainer know and
> let them know you'll revert the change without argument if they
> disagree.  You can then argue about it in public, and shame them into
> making the change.
That makes very good sense. Thanks!

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