Re: Unified workflow for package review
On Tue, 08 Feb 2022, David Bremner wrote:
> Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org> writes:
>
> > We should have a single web service that is able to handle all those
> > workflows and provide all the inputs that each team needs to make their
> > decision. It should have a nifty web interface (including with
> > authentication and restricted access for embargoed security updates) where
> > people can inspect the packages and approve/reject the packages if they
> > are part of the affected teams.
>
> I know that many people would like more web interfaces, but if I _have_
> to use a web service to do my packaging work, I will stop. No accounting
> for taste I guess.
I fully expect such a service to have an API that can be used to build
a command line interface for people like you.
At the same time, we must recognize that our aging email-based workflows
and the multitude of different workflows are hurting our ability to
on-board new contributors.
Cheers,
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