Re: Why did Norbert Preining (having maintained KDE) left Debian?
Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com> wrote on 16/01/2022 at 17:09:01+0100:
> On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 11:29 AM Marco Möller
> <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> wrote:
>>
>> Does somebody has information about what in the background has happened,
>> which made Norbert leaving the team?
>> Considering that Debian is a community project and myself feeling to be
>> part of the community, although not actively involved in its maintenance
>> and development, I am wondering what is going on in the community after
>> his post from yesterday sounds like there are things happening in the
>> community, which not all the community might be aware of.
>> In his blog he wrote "After having been (again) demoted [...] based on
>> flimsy arguments, I have been forced to rethink the level of
>> contribution I want to do for Debian."
>> https://www.preining.info/blog/2022/01/future-of-my-packages-in-debian/
>>
>> I wish that someone could publish some background information, neutral
>> and respectful and without harming anybody. I am absolutely not
>> interested to start here in public a war of recriminations. I simply
>> feel that it would be worth for the health of the community to get a
>> more transparent view on what is going on in the community.
>> Do you have some background information which you could share in PLEASE
>> neutral, well thought text, serving the community and its transparency
>> instead of rupturing it?
>> Thanks, Marco.
>
> I read a few of the comments on the blog you linked to, and he replies
> to one comment:
>
> "No there is no public record (for now), as all happened on
> debian-private. In due time I will document the whole process, since I
> have access to all of debian-private until recently. Time to show what
> really went on."
>
> Maybe you just have to wait a while. This will of course only be one
> side of the story.
And as debian-private is private, there is little to no chance a Debian
Member will provide any mail Norbert might not provide.
And, for the sake of clarity, neither Norbert should provide no mail at
all, for the forementioned reason.
Regards,
--
PEB
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