Upload permission for Romain Francoise for 'emacs-snapshot'

[Mark Shuttleworth]

Morten Kjeldgaard wrote:
>> So just to clarify, an upstream author can apply for per-package upload
>> rights even though they are not a DD, MOTU or UUC?
>
> I think this is a bad idea. What sets the MOTU apart from DDs is the 
> collective responsibility for the ensemble of packages in Universe, as 
> well as other tasks, for example mentoring contributors and new MOTUs, 
> dealing with bugs, answering questions on IRC etc. etc.
>
> While many MOTUs have special interests and certain packages they care 
> about, it is IMHO important to maintain and protect the collaborative 
> aspect of the MOTU.
>
> Perhaps Romain would be willing to commit to a broader involvment 
> along these lines? With this said, I am sure Romain would be most 
> welcomed and could attain MOTUism quickly.

I agree that the wonderful thing about MOTU is the way it, like 
core-dev, takes a systemic view of the whole user experience. We don't 
want to compromise that.

But, at the same time, we want to encourage people who do just have a 
specific focus area to participate in that.

The thing I most want to avoid is the idea that anyone, even if they 
have a focus area and limited permissions, has an *exclusive* lock on 
that. Someone from MOTU should feel empowered to fix an issue with a 
package and not feel like they are treading on someone else's turf. We 
want to invite specialists to participate, on the understanding that 
they are part of a broader, collaborative team, albeit with a specific 
interest.

Mark
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