Tracking DMB->TB admin requests

[Steve Langasek]

On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 12:20:26PM +0000, Robie Basak wrote:
> Please can we have a process to make sure DMB ACL changes requested from
> the TB get done?

> IMHO, we've had some delays getting changes approved by the DMB
> implemented where they require (mechanical) TB action. These are PPU ACL
> changes as well as the creation of packagesets.

> infinity is the only person on both boards. I appreciate his input and
> presence on the DMB when needed as a senior representative. But we know
> that he's generally busy wearing all of his other hats. In practice this
> means that DMB requests slide, which is bad for newly approved
> applicants who get blocked.

> And then the DMB have to follow up, which we're bad at too.

> Can we have a process for tracking in-flight requests? We could provide
> the edit-acl commands to run. I'd like a system where we throw things in
> at one end, and you do them at the other end, without manual followups
> which slow things down. Perhaps you could have an agenda item to check
> and run any outstanding changes from wherever we agree that the DMB
> should put them?

> I started filing "community bugs" to see if that might work[1][2], but in
> hindsight this probably isn't the right place.

> Some options:

> 1) One bug per request. But against what project, with what tags, etc?

The "community bugs" list that we track in our meetings is:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-community/+bugs?field.assignee=techboard

So I've set the assignee now for the two bugs you mentioned :)

> 2) Request by PGP-signed email to technical-board@ and add individual
> references to the TB meeting agenda so that they get tracked by being
> turned into actions.

For a process, I think the community bugs are a better option overall than
email.

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