[Launchpad-dev] Distribution permissions for Ubuntu

[Jonathan Lange]

On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Matt Zimmerman <mdz at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> I would like to get some help in sorting out a long-standing issue with
> permissions for the Ubuntu distribution in Launchpad.  There are a variety
> of super-powers which are held by the people and teams who occupy the
> following roles:
>
> - Maintainer
> - Driver (global and per-series)
> - Bug supervisor
> - Release manager (per-series)
>
...
> I've tried to piece together the current status from the email and bug
> record, and it's still too confusing.  I would appreciate if someone could
> fill out this template for me:
>
> The Maintainer of Ubuntu has the following privileges:
>
> - (the unique class name and what it means in plain English)
> - ...
>
> The Bug Supervisor for Ubuntu has the following privileges:
>
> - (the unique class name and what it means in plain English)
> - ...
>
...
> Once we know what privileges are associated with these different roles, we
> will probably want to:
>
> - Make any further tweaks necessary so that these roles are coherent
>
> - Create and assign teams as needed so that the right people have the right
>  sets of permissions
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.

Hey Matt,

I'd be happy to help you with this. I think it would be *much* easier
to figure out sitting down in person. Would you like to get together
at the Platform Rally so we can sort it out?