[Pkg-javascript-devel] node-katex_0.10.2+dfsg-2_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Sean Whitton (2020-06-21 18:47:57)
> [speaking as an FTP team member, not ctte member, though this is *not*
> an official statement made on behalf of the whole FTP team]
> 
> Hello Jonas,
> 
> On Sun 21 Jun 2020 at 10:48AM +02, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> 
> > Could you please elaborate a bit on your opinion that the introduced
> > split into katex and libjs-katex is unnecessary?
> 
> I have not looked at this particular package, but here is what I
> understand to be the team's consensus: the FTP team wants to see some
> technical purpose which is served by the binary package split, to
> justify taking up more space in the Packages file.  We will also object
> if this technical purpose could be easily served by something other than
> a binary package split (e.g. by adding Provides: entries).
> 
> So I would assume that the FTP team member who processed this upload
> couldn't see how a technical purpose was being served by the split.  If
> Pirate could explain some technical purpose that was missed that would
> be helpful.
> 
> I don't think that the bar is particularly high here.  Even if an FTP
> team member wouldn't themselves solve the problem by introducing a
> binary package split, if it's clear that the maintainer has consciously
> chosen to use a binary package split to solve a problem and that's a
> reasonable way to go about solving the problem, we'll sign off on it.

Thanks for the clarification, Sean.

I think that was quite helpful.  I will let Pirate Praveen continue from 
here.

@Sean: You posted twice to the list, but I accidentally rejected one of 
them - if the other mail was relevant then please send again and I will 
approve.  Sorry for the confusion.


 - Jonas

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