Hi there, An issue highlighted in the developer survey was that package set management is a bit too bureaucratic. We just discussed this at the DMB meeting[0] and I proposed some relatively minor changes to the process that should streamline it a bit.
- As a matter of policy, each package set has a single uploader, which
is a team. The DMB can either handle applications to the team or
delegate to an appopriate council if one is set up.
- Applications for new package sets must come with some clear criteria
that the DMB can apply when adding subsequent packages in future.
The criteria must make it clear how the DMB is to check whether
proposed additions are suitable. The criteria forms part of the
package set application, along with the initial list of packages,
and will be recorded in the uploader team's description.
- Package additions are done by requesting on devel-permissions. Any
DMB member will check against the criteria and add if it matches (or
feed back if not).
- (Added since the meeting) Requests for package additions will be
aged for three(?) days on devel-permissions, in order to allow time
for DMB members to object. If there are objections that cannot be
resolved over email then the matter will be taken to the next DMB
meeting.
TB & DMB, what do you think of this? If you like you can discuss it at
the next TB meeting. I'll add the outcome to [1], which seems like the
most appropriate page. Micah volunteered to mail all existing teams to
come up with criteria if that goes through.
Cheers,
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Iain Lane [ [email protected] ]
Debian Developer [ [email protected] ]
Ubuntu Developer [ [email protected] ]
PhD student [ [email protected] ]
[0] http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2011/10/10/%23ubuntu-meeting.html#t19:29
[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopers/TeamDelegation
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