Seconded.
also sprach Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> [2007.06.21.1450 +0100]:
> Hey all,
>
> So here's a proposal for the Debian Maintainers idea that's been floating
> around for some time now [0]. I've drafted it while lying in bed in
> the Budget Backpackers before wandering up to debconf, so it's just my
> take on things, and could probably do with some improvements. As nobody
> else has seen it 'til now, it shouldn't be taken as implicitly having
> anyone's support.
>
> I've used terms like "initial policy" quite a bit -- I figure it
> makes sense to do the reasonably small step of letting people maintain
> specific packages in the archive without being full developers, rather
> than trying to add in other goals "revamp the new-maintainer process"
> or "let non-DD contributors (eg translators) vote" at the same time.
>
> [0] http://azure.humbug.org.au/~aj/blog/2006/04/12#2006-04-11-maintainers
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/04/msg00006.html
> http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2006/debconf6/
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2007/03/msg00074.html
>
> ==== Debian Maintainers Proposal ====
>
> The Debian Project endorses the concept of "Debian Maintainers" with
> limited access, and resolves to
>
> 1) A new keyring will be created, called the "Debian maintainers keyring".
> It will be initially maintained in alioth subversion using the jetring
> tool, with commit priveleges initially assigned to:
>
> * the Debian Account Managers (Joerg Jaspert, James Troup)
> * the New-maintainer Front Desk (Christoph Berg, Marc Brockschmidt,
> Brian Nelson)
> * the FTP masters (James Troup, Ryan Murray, Anthony Towns)
> * the Debian Keyring maintenaners (James Troup, Michael Beattie)
> * the Jetring developers (Joey Hess, Anthony Towns, Christoph Berg)
>
> The team will be known as the Debian Maintainer Keyring team. Changes
> to the team may be made by the DPL under the normal rules for
> delegations.
>
> The keyring will be packaged for Debian, and regularly uploaded
> to unstable.
>
> 2) The initial policy for an individual to be included in the keyring
> will be:
>
> * that the applicant acknowledges Debian's social contract,
> free software guidelines, and machine usage policies.
>
> * that the applicant provides a valid gpg key, signed by a
> Debian developer (and preferably connected to the web of
> trust by multiple paths).
>
> * that at least one Debian developer (preferable more) is willing
> to advocate for the applicant's inclusion, in particular to the
> fact that the applicant is technically competent and good to work
> with.
>
> All additions to the keyring will be publicly announced to the
> debian-project list.
>
> 3) The initial policy for removals for the keyring will be under any of the
> following circumstances:
>
> * the individual has become a Debian developer
> * the individual has not annually reconfirmed their interest
> * multiple Debian developers have requested the individual's
> removal for non-spurious reasons; eg, due to problematic
> uploads, unfixed bugs, or being unreasonably difficult to
> work with.
> * the Debian Account Managers have requested the individual's
> removal for any reason.
>
> 4) The initial policy for Debian developers who wish to advocate
> a potential Debian maintainer will be:
>
> * Developers should take care in who they choose to advocate,
> particularly if they have not successfully participated as an
> Application Manager, or in other mentoring roles. Advocacy should
> only come after seeing the individual working effectively within
> Debian, both technically and socially.
>
> * Advocacy messages should be posted to debian-newmaint or
> other relevant public mailing list, and a link to that mail
> provided with the application.
>
> * If a developer repeatedly advocates individuals who cause
> problems and need to be removed, the Debian Maintainer Keyring
> team may stop accepting advocacy from that developer. If the
> advocacy appears to be malicious or particularly careless, the
> Debian Account Managers may consider removing that developer
> from the project.
>
> 5) The intial policy for the use of the Debian Maintainer keyring with the
> Debian archive will be to accept uploads signed by a key in that keyring
> provided:
>
> * none of the uploaded packages are NEW
>
> * the Maintainer: field of the uploaded .changes file matches the
> key used (ie, maintainers may not sponsor uploads)
>
> * none of the packages are being taken over from other source packages
>
> * the most recent version of the package uploaded to unstable
> or experimental lists the uploader in the Maintainer: or Uploaders:
> fields (ie, cannot NMU or hijack packages)
>
> * the usual checks applied to uploads from Debian developers pass
>
> 6) The initial relationship to the existing new-maintainer (n-m) procedure
> will be as an independent means of contributing to Debian. This means,
> among other things, that:
>
> * Applicants in the n-m queue may choose to apply to be a Debian
> maintainer while finishing their application or waiting for
> it to be accepted.
>
> * Individuals may apply to the n-m process, and pass through it
> without becoming a Debian maintainer at any point.
>
> * Individuals may apply to become a Debian Maintainer without being
> in the n-m queue, or having any intention of joining the n-m queue.
>
> * Appication Managers may advocate their n-m applicants but
> are not required to. They may decide to only advocate applicants
> who have passed some (or all) of the T&S or P&P checks.
>
> 7) There is no initial policy or plans for use of the keyring outside
> the archive. Individuals who wish to reuse the keyring for granting
> access to services to some or all Debian Maintainers may do so
> according to their own judgement, of course.
>
> In particular, this means that Debian maintainers do not participate
> in the general resolution procedure defined in the Debian constitution,
> and cannot vote in Debian elections.
>
> ==== Debian Maintainers Proposal ====
>
> Seconds, comments or amendments appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> aj
>
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