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The mess regarding XFree 3.2 and Debian 1.2

We need to straighten this out NOW, especially as the crossposting on
debian-user has confused people. I've seen the public announcement on
debian-announce, this is fine for the time being. Meanwhile, what's going
on?

Bruce - in one post you were talking about terminating the project, the
implications of which are really quite horrendous. We don't need to lose
any developers over this, let alone compromise everything we've worked
towards. 

Ian - I can understand why you felt it necessary to issue an ultimatum
over the X security issue, but it has caused mayhem. If you feel you
should have more say in co-ordinating the Debian project, maybe as
security authority, there are better ways of saying it. 

Bruce Perens <bruce@pixar.com> wrote:

> I certainly don't approve of the _way_ Ian got XFree86 3.2 into frozen,
> even though I agree it belongs there. I don't think running a war on
> debian-devel helps our public perception. Moving stuff around in the
> archive on your own authority is rude, too. 

Sadly, it seems you've brought this on yourself by not issuing a policy
statement earlier on - Ian was wrong to make the ultimatum that he did,
but it should be obvious to everyone that this is an issue which he (and
many others) feel very strongly about. Rob Browning in article
<"fFhFc1.0.vo3.xJpdo"@master.debian.org> has basically said what the
situation is, but apparently too late to stop this blowing up. 

> I did decide to accept the resignation that B.C. White offered me
> yesterday.  His only real fault was making a decision I could not
> support. I thought about it for a long time. 

Bruce, are you referring to private email here? Nobody else seems to know
what you're referring to. 

What happens next? 

Jon.


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