"Staying close to upstream"

[Kevin Kofler]

Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> You seem to refuse to accept that Firefox maintainers in Fedora don't want
> the KDE patches without it getting upstream.  Firefox is one of the
> frequently updated software and non-upstream patches create a burden.  Why
> aren't the patches upstream?  You are fighting in the wrong place.  The
> maintainers decision in this matter is final.   Please accept the
> difference of opinion and move on.  Repeating your opinions over and over
> again changes nothing.

But applying KDE integration patches should be a KDE SIG matter, the 
individual package maintainers should have to comply with KDE SIG decisions 
on the matter.

How can we offer an integrated desktop experience when individual 
maintainers refuse to work with us, and FESCo only makes our work harder 
with useless bureaucratic policies instead of helping us achieve our goals 
in a way coordinated throughout the distribution?

        Kevin Kofler