On 08/13/2010 12:05 PM, Kevin Kofler wrote: > Jon Ciesla wrote: >> My understanding of the SIG concept was that they were groups of people >> who were self-organizing around a particular theme to further that theme >> in Fedora, i.e. Games, Live Upgrade, KDE, etc. > Right, but that makes them naturally the best bodies to make decisions > related to those respective themes. > > Kevin Kofler > For most things, probably, but they're still subject to the packaging guidelines, review guidelines, and FESCO and FAB. In some cases, SIGs have extra guidelines on top of the general guidelines, but they don't exempt themselves from the general guidelines. If someone from a SIG of which I am not a member modifies my package in a way contrary to my wishes, am I supposed to just say "Oh, gosh, well, I mean, the SIG is the law, so I have to suck it up."? No. I engage the person in question, and in the event of an unresolvable dispute, I go to FESCO. The person may point to their SIGs enhanced guidelines, but unless they get FPC to add them to the general guidelines, then they're optional. My point in this example is not to imply that the various guidelines are the law, but to show that unless I missed a rather major announcement, FESCO has authority superior to that of any SIG. Nor is the point of my example to denigrate the expertise gathered in many SIGs. I get that, there are tons. But a group of expert lawyers sitting around the pub are not the same as, say, the Supreme Court, however expert they may be. </rant> -J -- - in your fear, speak only peace in your fear, seek only love -d. bowie -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
