Problems with core review

[Joe Orton]

On Wed, Feb 07, 2007 at 02:42:00PM -0500, Jesse Keating wrote:
> On Wednesday 07 February 2007 14:21, Joe Orton wrote:
> > Seriously guys, I've said it two times already: if you want me to
> > repaint my bikeshed, first convince the central packaging committee on
> > high that your particular choice of bikeshed colour not mine must be
> > mandated across the distro. Then I'll happily tow the party line;
> > otherwise I'll keep my bikesheds in yellow.  http://yellow.bikeshed.com/
> 
> We can't fix every single package at the same time, especially if more than 
> one person says "I won't change anything until every other person changes 
> their package.".  You get two of those and you're in a deadlock.

I don't follow.  "packaging guideline policy" is all I'm blocked on, and 
that is decided by the packaging committee, not "every other person 
changing their package".  Where is the deadlock?

joe