Pending Packages List, 2004-03-13

[Igor Pechtchanski]

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, Yaakov Selkowitz wrote:

> Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> | I'd like to propose that if someone's ITP'd package has outstanding
> | issues, that someone cannot ITP any new packages until either the issues
> | are addressed or the package is withdrawn.
> |       Igor
>
> I understand your thinking, but remember when I needed to ITP help2man
> in order to resolve my problems with gtypist?  May I suggest instead to
> make a limit to how many concurrent pending ITPs that someone may have,
> perhaps 5.  I think a better solution, not just for this problem but to
> prevent an overload of the ITP system in general.
>
> Yaakov

Let me augment my above suggestion with "...unless the ITP is intended to
address an issue with another ITP". :-)
	Igor
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