Stefan Potyra wrote: > Also for the current applications to MC, I guess being upstream would also > get > additional bonus points, as being a DD would. So I don't see the need to > create a sidepath to become MOTU. > This is not full MOTU membership - it's just "commit outside of freeze" access to specific package(s).
> Nonetheless having upload rights for a limited number of packages might > indeed > be a good idea, given that we somehow make sure to have the people also > integrated into the ubuntu community, which is the tricky part. > > My idea right now to get this into shape would be s.th. like the following > (this is really just a rough idea, please don't see this as a elaborate > proposal yet): > > 1.) upstream packagers should start with a mentor. The mentor will take full > responsibility for the packages during the whole process. > Yes, agreed, and we could record this formally so everyone can so who in MOTU is responsible. > 2.) initially the mentor takes care for sponsoring packages, until he thinks > that upstream can do uploads for the given packages on his own. > > 3.) The mentor calls MC to grant him restricted upload rights for a number of > p. MC will nod this through and forwards it to TB. (or the mentor directly > contacts TB, maybe that's easier since the mentor will still be responsible > for what upstream uploads then on his own). Uploads right will be limited to > a short term (maybe 2 month?). The mentor will still watch then what upstream > uploads, maybe not that deeply but he'll still be the one who would be > responsible for fixing things resulting from bad uploads. > > Not quite sure what then should happen: > > a) after the initial upload rights have timed out, they can not be renewed, > because upstream should by that time have become a full-fledged MOTU. > > or b) after the initial upload rights have timed out, there will be a longer > check from MC to grant upload rights to upstream for the limited set of > packages for a reasonable large period of time. From that point in time the > mentor would be relieved from his duties. > > optional 4.) > upstream packagers will become MOTUs with the normal process, which however > won't be really hard then because they can show what packages they all > uploaded so far :). > > What do you think? > I think this is a good start! It's important that this be codified as a standard policy, for all upstreams. Mark
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