On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 09:12:32PM -0400, Nathanael Nerode wrote: > > ---- > If a package has a bug with a *patch* attached, where the *patch* has not > been reviewed on by the maintainer(s) within six months, the package will > be orphaned immediately; the maintainer will not be allowed to adopt it for > at least a year, though he may comaintain and make uploads. (This should give a > more accurate reflection of the real state of the package and make other people > feel more free to fix the package.) > ---- > Out of curiousity, what is the algorithm for determining whether a patch has been reviewed? If it is not an algorithm, per se, then what is the heuristic? > Point 3. > -------- > Tedious bug triage is a major portion of package maintenance. > > Some people wish it wasn't, but it is. When you volunteer to maintain > a package, you're volunteering to do at least some, and probably a lot, > of this. > Perhaps this can become a component that AMs evaluate in their NM candidates? As part of my NM process, I had to prepare NMUs, prepare sponsored uploads, fix RC bugs, and so on. Adding bug triage in there would be a good thing. > People should be given assistance and encouragement in > doing it. I actually like doing it, but I have unfortunately relatively > little time (sick family members). > I like doing bug triage as well. I guess it is because I am a neat freak and anal about organization. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sánchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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