Application to add ~xnox to ~ubuntu-archive

[Lukasz Zemczak]

I forgot to add that this is "my understanding". Maybe it's not like
that and maybe there exists a process I'm not aware of, maybe I'm
simply not in the know how - please don't treat my words as the
official statement. It's best if more experienced Archive Admins
actually answer this question. This was never meant to be an official
statement.

On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 at 20:04, Sebastien Bacher <seb128 at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> Hey there,
>
> Coincidence but Christian asked details on how to join ubuntu-archive as
> well today, I'm going to copy a part of Łukasz's reply for consistency
> between potential applicants
>
> "So the Archive Admin team, similarly to the Ubuntu SRU and Ubuntu
> Release teams, is a strict invite-only team with no formal process of
> becoming one. The main reason is that being an AA gives a lot of power
> in Ubuntu, basically giving full control over the Ubuntu archive
> as-is, so it's not something anyone can get by just requesting
> membership. This is also why there is no formal process as we do not
> want it to be possible for arbitrary people to apply by themselves."
>
> I personally didn't know about this rule. I've personally asked a few
> times over the year if the SRU team would be interested by me joining
> but never got a reply so I know it can be frustrating. I also witnessed
> Laney getting through the same problems when he tried to join
> ~ubuntu-archive. If there is no process on purpose I think it would be
> worth at least documenting that and be more open about how those teams
> are working. Sorry for sidetracking a bit from the original topic but
> since the technical board is Cced and I had in my mind to reach out to
> them about the issue for some time I'm taking the opportunity to mention
> it now.
>
> Cheers,
> Sebastien
>
> Le 20/04/2021 à 17:29, Dimitri John Ledkov a écrit :
> > Hi ~ubuntu-archive admins & techboard,
> >
> > I would like to apply for ~ubuntu-archive team membership. Initially
> > scoped to exclusively working on & reviewing existing kernel related
> > packages. Many tasks to publish regular kernel updates require
> > privileges above of ~ubuntu-core-dev since binary packages are renamed
> > with every upload and signing is required to be performed.
> >
> > I am well versed in binary package reviews, adding / removing
> > packages, submitting / reviewing / signing signed artefacts. I
> > understand and use most archive reports, and have contributed fixes to
> > them in the past. I will not exercise the ~ubuntu-archive powers on
> > any request that I myself generate. I shouldn't need any ssh access
> > either.
> >
>
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