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Re: Q to all candidates: NEW queue



Quoting Xavier (2020-03-27 09:38:54)
> Le 27/03/2020 à 09:22, Ulrike Uhlig a écrit :
> > Hi!
> > 
> > On 26.03.20 15:05, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> >> On 26/03/20 at 14:42 +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:

For the avoidance of doubt, I wrote none of below quoted text.

> >> A/
> >> - package is uploaded
> >> - package waits in NEW
> >> - package gets reviewed, gets accepted in unstable with a bug filed
> >> - bug gets fixed
> >>
> >> B/
> >> - package is uploaded
> >> - package gets accepted in unstable
> >> - package gets reviewed, a bug is filed
> >> - bug gets fixed
> >>
> >> Except that with (B), we avoid the wait in NEW.
> > 
> > In scenario B, the wait is shorter, but there is no guarantee that the
> > bug gets fixed in an appropriate time frame.
> > 
> >> One important question is: how often does the FTP team run into a
> >> package that is so problematic that accepting it in Debian with an RC
> >> bug is not an option?
> > 
> > Another question is: what other things are reviewed by the FTP team?
> > Like, is there some sort of basic security review, are there packages
> > that are not appropriate to be uploaded to the archive for some reason
> > or another? And then this would not just result in an RC bug, I guess?
> > 
> > Ulrike
> 
> Hi
> 
> And what about creating "pre-ftp-master" in teams ? They could fix team
> policy and do a technical review. This will avoid common errors and may
> decrease ftp-master work.
> 
> This proposition is based on JS-Team experience: some people pushed JS
> packages without knowing JS tools and practices. These packages often
> contains pre-build objects and a few other common errors. Sadly some DD
> push such packages with JS-Team as maintainer without being member of
> this team, neither asking for help/review from JS team!
> 
> Then scenario C:
>  - package is uploaded
>  - ftp-master redirects package to pre-ftp-master(s) [using BTS?] who
>    are concerned
>  - package gets pre-ftp-master(s) review [BTS(s) closed]
>  - package gets ftp-master's review
>  - package is released

Sorry, maybe just me, but is above a question to DPL candidates?

I mean, teams certainly do not need DPL to permit them to packaging 
prepare packages before bothering ftp-master with them, or...?

 - Jonas

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