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

[Pirate Praveen]

On 2020, ജൂൺ 21 11:55:54 PM IST, Jonas Smedegaard <jonas at jones.dk> wrote:
>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.

Thanks Jonas for asking this question. I hope my explanation was clear.

>@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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