Re: debian group on salsa allowing any DD to upload packages hosted there (Was: Bits from the DPL)
Hi Jörg,
Am Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 11:15:36PM +0200 schrieb Joerg Jaspert:
> On 17691 March 1977, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
>
> > Maybe, instead than retrofitting a policy on the debian salsa group, a
> > good way to both clarify the situation and allow an opt-in mechanism
> > would be to create another group on salsa, with rules clearly defined
> > from the start, and let maintainers decide of the maintenance model they
> > want for the package they currently maintain. After all it's very simple
> > to move projects between groups in salsa, and just requires an upload to
> > update the VCS fields.
>
> Other way round makes more sense IMO. Instead of yet another huge group that
> needs to be maintained in some way, keep the existing one the only such
> large monster. And anyone who put things there and now has a different
> opinion can move their package out of that into a different small group just
> for that package (or a set of packages). That will be a way smaller
> overhead.
I fully support this.
@Lucas, one practical drawback is that moving a repository out of
Debian/ requires opening an issue for the Salsa admins, since only they
can remove repositories there. I would prefer to minimize the number of
such tickets. Since my impression is that the majority of people I spoke
with share the understanding that Debian/ implies collaborative
maintenance, it seems easier to move out the (likely small) number of
repositories where maintainers want stricter control. Of course, my
sample might be biased.
Can you give some practical examples of packages that you would not want
to see covered by such a policy? That would help me better understand
your concerns.
Kind regards
Andreas.
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