Re: Q: Technical Visions

On 22/03/26 10:48, Marc Haber wrote:
> Hi Sruthi,
>
> many people see Debian as a technical project, providing The Universal 
> Operating System to the world.
>
> What do you plan to do during your DPL term to support and advance 
> Debian's technical leadership and excellence? What is in your opinion 
> the most pressing technical issue that should be tackled during the 
> 2026 DPL tenure? Are there technical teams and aspects of Debian that 
> need assistance and/or suppport to improve their results with regard 
> to The Universal Operating System?
>
> What will you say to people who remind you that Debian is a mainly 
> technical project that of course has some social aspects, and voice 
> concerns that they fear that you might try to treat Debian as a social 
> and/or political platform while neglecting the technical aspects of 
> the project?

Debian is definitely a technical project with strong social and 
political aspects. But I believe that DPL is a social and political 
position. If a DPL decides to drive the technical aspects of Debian 
based on their personal beliefs, it will be against our do-o-cracy 
culture. Will it be good as a DPL if I say Debian "should" or "should 
not" comply to "age verification requirement" without any discussion? I 
plan to stand by the decisions the project takes.

 From whatever I have observed in recent DPL tenures, there were no 
strong technical driving force, rather facilitating solving technical 
issues. I also plan to do similarly during my tenure. For example, I am 
a strong supporter of team maintained packages, but that does not mean I 
would/should force everyone to quit single maintainer practice. I would 
start more conversations around this instead and try to find a solution.

So, I urge everyone to bring to notice the issues that they think are 
important for the project so that we can discuss and find some solution.

>
> Greetings
> Marc
>
>

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