applying for MOTU membership

[Stefan Potyra]

Hi Aron,

Am Dienstag 31 Juli 2007 11:45:33 schrieb Aron Sisak:
[..]
>
> The only idea I have to make Ubuntu better is that MOTU-wannabes could
> also consider fixing desktop-related bugs (and maybe updating
> desktop-related packages in the development branch). This might prove
> more useful than doing random new packages (idea comes from
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-motu/2007-July/002011.html).
> Bug fixes are always needed, both in Universe and Desktop Packages.

Well, I don't plainly buy the argument, that having "random new packages" is 
all that bad. Getting in pet packages is imo an incentive for hopefuls to 
contribute to ubuntu in the first place (and it was definitely nice for me to 
see my first "own" package in the archive). Nonetheless I believe that Sarah 
is right in the mail you quote that we end up with a number of packages in 
the archive which aren't properly cared for in the long run. Also bug fixing 
as you wrote is always a needed as well.

Now what do you believe are the main reasons that hopefuls rather bring in new 
packages than fix existing ones? What could you do to motivate people to 
spend more time fixing bugs and less on bringing in random new packages?

Cheers,
    Stefan.
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