[$] Seeking consensus on dh

Debian takes an almost completely 'hands off' approach to the decisions
that Debian developers
(DDs) can make in regard to the packaging and maintenance of their
packages. That leads to maximal freedom for DDs, but
impacts the project in other ways, some of which may be less than entirely
desirable. New Debian project leader (DPL) Sam Hartman started a
conversation about potential changes to the Debian packaging requirements
back in mid-May. In something of a departure from the Debian tradition of
nearly endless discussion without reaching a conclusion (and, possibly,
punting the decision to the technical committee or a
vote in a general
resolution), Hartman has instead tried
to guide the discussion toward reaching some kind of rough consensus.