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[Python-Dev] Enhanced tracker privileges for dangerjim to do triage.

Benjamin Peterson benjamin at python.org
Sun Apr 25 23:59:14 CEST 2010 
2010/4/25  <skip at pobox.com>:
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>    >> Given that Sean is vouching for him I'm fine with it.
>
>    Antoine> I'm not sure I agree. Of course it could be argued the risk is
>    Antoine> minimal, but I think it's better if all people go through the
>    Antoine> same path of proving their motivation and quality of work.  And
>    Antoine> if there's something wrong with that process we'd better
>    Antoine> address it than give random privileges to people we like :)
>
> Let me expand on my original message.  Sean has been an integral part of the
> Python community for many years, keeping much of our hardware and software
> humming and providing critical network expertise at PyCon.  I don't think we
> have to be such slaves to a set of rules that we can't use an implicit trust
> network to make decisions in certain cases.  I trust Sean's judgement.

I don't think Antoine is questioning Sean's judgement but rather that
we should get into the habit of giving some people "shortcuts" through
the regular process.



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Regards,
Benjamin
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