Am Mittwoch, 24. Oktober 2007 schrieb Quim Gil: > This is an invitation to resume all previous discussions about "the > repository mess" and come up with conclusions and actions. Please read > this through and have a say, specially if you are maintaining a > repository with maemo packages out of maemo.org > > > MISSION > > To provide the simplest interface for end users to get good quality > third party software that downloads and installs flawlessly, without > compromising their default system. To provide maemo tools and > infrastructure to developers so they can check the quality of their > software, offer it to end users and promote it. > > > STEPS (the ones involving repositories) ... > > - Community governance on extras > We think the equation would work much better if the maemo community > would have control over the extras repository, filtering what has enough > quality to be there and what not. Who and how, we are totally open about > this. We consider the Quality Awareness documentation as a reference top > define quality. We don't want to give away the control of the repository > but we are happy discussing and agreeing with you the rules of a common > game. These rules would include other topics discussed in the past, like > i.e. the sections. > > - extras-testing for experimentation and stabilization > If you think the previous idea makes sense, we could open then > extras-testing just to any developer having beta quality software and > willing to use the maemo infrastructure. Any developer willing to have > their packages in extras should go first through extras-testing for > review. > Sounds good. What kind of rules do you have in mind yet? How would the whole process look like?
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