PPU application - Gunnar Hjalmarsson

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

On 2014-02-10 07:21, Micah Gersten wrote:
>>> I'm glad to see someone take an interest in ubuntu-docs!  Unfortunately,
>>> as there are already 2 other applications on Feb 10 and it's very short
>>> notice, I don't think we'll be able to process the application until the
>>> Feb 24 meeting.
>>
>> I understand. I can be available during the meeting, for the case the
>> time would still suffice, well aware of the risk that it'll have to wait
>> a fortnight. Would that be meaningful at all?
> 
> We generally request a week's notice so that the application can be
> reviewed in advance.  Also, I notice that you don't have any
> endorsements from sponsors for this package, which is generally a
> prerequisite for PPU.  I would suggest taking the two weeks and getting
> at least one sponsored upload of ubuntu-docs (I didn't see one on the
> sponsorship miner [1]) and an endorsement from at least one sponsor of
> said package.

I guess I'd better mention that the work flow with respect to
ubuntu-docs differs from 'normal' packages in the archive. There are
typically only two uploads per cycle: One at DocumentationStringFreeze
in order to pass the PO files to the translators, and one close to
FinalRelease when the translators are done. In the meantime everything
happens in the project branch lp:ubuntu-docs, to which I have commit
right. That explains why the one comment on the application is from
another member of ~ubuntu-core-doc who sponsored a number of my merge
proposals before I could commit myself.

A few times in the past, there have been some confusion and
misunderstandings at release time, which for instance gave the
translators far too short time to do their part. Right now we are
improving the documentation of the ubuntu-docs release process in order
to minimize the risk for repeating past mistakes:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DocumentationTeam/ReleaseSchedule

To do what you suggest, we would need to make an extra upload for the
sole purpose of supporting this application. I guess it's doable, but I
would still like to ask if that's really what you think should be done.

Waiting until the 24th is not a problem, of course.

-- 
Gunnar Hjalmarsson
https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj