[Pkg-openldap-devel] Bug#447224: openldap2.3: [debconf_rewrite] Debconf templates and debian/control review

[Steve Langasek]

On Sun, Jan 13, 2008 at 07:51:47PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Steve Langasek <vorlon at debian.org> writes:

> > Russ, others, I've now committed to svn my suggestions for these
> > templates, incorporating most of the debian-l10n-english changes but
> > also some reversions/updates from my previous email.  I don't consider
> > these final, although I have taken the time to merge in the translation
> > updates and un-fuzzy by hand as appropriate; so if you think any of the
> > recommendations in my previous mail are off-base, please speak up so we
> > can come to a consensus and finalize the English templates.  I don't
> > think we need to incorporate further translation updates before we
> > upload 2.4.7 to unstable, but I do want to get the English templates
> > finalized so that we don't have translators spending time working off
> > the package in unstable if their translations might be invalidated again
> > later.

> For the record, my feeling on the general topic of template and
> description review is that I tend to default to accepting changes unless I
> think they're actually wrong, on the grounds that most of the debates are
> questions of style and usually picking a consistent style is more
> important than the merits of any particular individual style.  It's
> roughly the same as my feeling on coding style; I have strong opinions
> when I work on my own stuff, but as part of a larger project, my opinions
> are usually less important than consistency.

> I have my own pet peeves, like two spaces after periods, but overall it
> just doesn't make that much difference to me.  I was happy with the
> suggested templates, and I'm happy with Steve's changes.

Ok.  As there has been no other feedback, I think we should go ahead with
uploading what's present in svn to unstable (sending out a request for
translations in parallel).  I've incorporated the results of the last round
of discussion for the recently added syncrepl template, so I don't know of
any other outstanding blockers for the unstable upload.

If anyone sees another blocker that I've overlooked, please speak up;
otherwise I hope to upload 2.4.7-1 on Monday (European time).

> I'm sorry to have signed off on the template changes and given everyone
> the impression that we were all okay with them when Steve had strong
> opinions.  I should have realized that, given that he asked for a delay
> originally, he probably did so anticipating that he'd have strong opinions
> and I shouldn't have signed off without checking with him first.  I'm
> sorry for the extra effort and tension that resulted.  :/

I think it's fair to just blame me for not having my act together in a
timely manner.

-- 
Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
Ubuntu Developer                                    http://www.debian.org/
slangasek at ubuntu.com                                     vorlon at debian.org

PS, I'd be happy to have two spaces after the periods too, but thought that
was one issue not worth going to the mat over. ;)