On Jun 19, 2026 11:35, Andrew Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 11:21 AM Dr. Tobias Quathamer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Otto, > > > > I don't think that the go team needs a policy for membership. To me, > > that seems like it raises the barrier for contributions higher. I guess > > that the trust in Debian that you've mentioned is probably due to the > > fact that only selected people are allowed to upload directly (DDs and > > DMs). All other contributions need to be checked by a DD anyway. > > > > Given that only few people are currently visibly active in the go team, > > I would rather welcome new contributors by letting them join on salsa > > immediately. I don't think that new contributors could do much harm, > > because nothing from salsa gets uploaded to Debian automatically. > > > > My personal experience is that I've been able to join many teams right > > away after asking. That feels very nice and welcoming. Also, it > > simplifies my contributions greatly, because I can work already in the > > proper namespace of that team. > > Thanks for calling this out Tobias - I agree 100%. > It also reduced the work for the reviewing process. > > Best regards, > -- > -Andrew
Hi, I agree joining the team should not be restricted. The only thing is, it is always nice to check non-active accounts, though this is probably something that should be done for the whole of Salsa, not just this team. Cheers, Thomas Goirand (zigo)
