Possible changes to Debian's decision-making processes
Possible changes to Debian's decision-making processes
[Distributions] Posted Oct 15, 2021 14:35 UTC (Fri) by corbet
The name Debian brings to mind a Linux distribution, but the Debian project is far more than that; it is an ongoing experiment in democratic project governance. Debian's processes can result in a lot of public squabbling; one should not lose track, though, of the fact that those processes have enabled a large community to maintain and grow a complex distribution for decades without the benefit of an overseeing corporate overlord. Processes can be improved, though; a recent proposal from Russ Allbery gives an interesting picture of where the pain points are and what can be made better.