David Brownlee wrote:
>     MAINTAINER currently has two meanings:
> 
>       "Here is someone you can talk to about changes to this package"
> 
>         or
> 
>       "Consult this person before you make any changes to this package"

I've briefly summarized the discussion on

     http://wiki.netbsd.se/index.php/MAINTAINER

since I find wikis much nicer for collecting votes about a topic than a 
mailing list.

Roland