New review process of the ubuntu app review board (ARB)

[Bhavani Shankar R]

On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Matt Fischer
<matthew.fischer at canonical.com> wrote:
> On 12/11/2012 05:27 AM, Bhavani Shankar R wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Bhavani Shankar R <bhavi at ubuntu.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear fellow Ubuntu Developers,
>>>
>>> In this UDS, we the ARB had a discussion on relax the existing
>>> requirement of 3 votes from ARB members to get an app into the ubuntu
>>> software center (USC) [1] to speed up the process of app reviews on
>>> the ARB queue.
>>>
>>> In short, the proposal is as follows:
>>>
>>> Instead of requiring three +1s from ARB members, we will require one
>>> technical +1 review from any Ubuntu Developer, and one compliance +1
>>> review from an ARB member.
>>>
>>> So any developer who is willing to help with the technical review of
>>> apps (mostly a code and functionality review of apps) is welcome (the
>>> current review guidelines are at [2])
>>>
>>> We are also happy if any developer would like to adapt packages from
>>> the queue and update on a regular basis. (Many apps are even fit to
>>> make it to the universe repos or debian too. for instance: last year's
>>> one of the app showdown winner picsaw [2])
>>>
>>> If anyone is interested in this initiative and has any
>>> doubts/questions regarding how to contribute, Please feel free to
>>> reach us at app-review-board at lists.ubuntu.com or #ubuntu-arb on
>>> freenode
>>>
>>> [1] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/appdev-r-arb-review
>>> [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AppReviewBoard/Review/Guidelines
>>> [3] https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/apps/1102/
>>>
>>> On behalf of the Ubuntu App review board,
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>>
>> Dear fellow developers,
>>
>> Any feedback is highly appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>
>
> I like this idea, because right now people are circumventing the review
> board by making their apps commercial and at 0 cost, rather than waiting. I
> know my app has been enqueue since Sept 28 and I think that the delay will
> be rather disheartening for new developers.
>
> --
>
> Matthew (Matt) Fischer
> LP: http://launchpad.net/~mfisch
> IRC: mfisch
>

Thanks Matthew! This was the primary reason behind this idea. (to
fasten up app reviews)

Regards,

-- 
Bhavani Shankar
Ubuntu Developer       |  www.ubuntu.com
https://launchpad.net/~bhavi