Submissions that may need reviving

[David Planella]

Al 06/02/12 13:24, En/na Rafał Cieślak ha escrit:
> Hello all,
>
> Due to bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/927553 no mails have been
> sent to the mailing list concerning comments on apps that it's
> developers have sent.
> This means that many applications that are in Needs Information state
> got forgotten, because they are not visible on the queue, and in most
> cases the developer lost interest in them.
> However, among them there are few cases, where the developer had asked
> for help or explanation with a comment, or even re-uploaded a new,
> corrected version of the application, and the ARB team was not
> notified about this request - so the developer will never have his
> question answered, and will eventually get discouraged.
>
> I've made a list of these cases, by manually checking every submission
> ever sent, with a short explanation of it's current situation - I hope
> it will be useful.
>
>
>
> https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/apps/144/ - Color Grab -
> commented on 2012-01-16
> The developer asks for help with package dependencies, as one of them
> does not exist in Oneiric.
>
> https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/apps/204/ - Analyze3DObject -
> commented on 2012-01-13
> The comment concerns unavailability (on Linux) of the compiler this app needs.
>
> https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/apps/142/ - Persy - commented
> on 2012-01-29
> The developer seems to have problem with re-uploading file, asks
> whether did it correctly, but application is still in Needs
> Information phase
>
> https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/apps/271/ - SkypeTab -
> commented on 2012-01-24
> The application is said to be rewritten and resent.
>
> https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/apps/462/ - Ubuntu Tweak -
> commented on 2012-01-30
> The developer asks whether some files can be installed outside /opt.
>
> https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/apps/540/ - Bottles -
> commented on 2012-01-16
> I'm not sure if ARB feedback is needed there, the developer seems to
> have decided to get the application to universe, yet he asks Jonathan
> to sponsor the upload.
>
> https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/apps/575/ - Symphaty -
> commented on 2012-01-30
> The developer expresses his lack of experience with .deb packages, and
> states he had uploaded a corrected file with something that seems to
> be a pre-built package.
>
>
> I wonder if I shouldn't put it somewhere in the wiki.
>

Good work Rafał with noticing and investigating this. Yes, I think for 
now the wiki might be a good place.

Would you mind adding them in a section somewhere on:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AppReviewBoard/QueueReviewFeb2012Week1

Thanks!

Regards,
David.