Code merge notifications too much was: Re: [Merge] lp:~ubuntu-dev/firefox-extensions/chatzilla.ubuntu into lp:~gnomefreak/firefox-extensions/chatzilla.ubuntu

Scott Kitterman ubuntu at kitterman.com
Fri Dec 26 17:42:20 GMT 2008


On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:35:52 +0000 James Westby <jw+debian at jameswestby.net> 
wrote:
>On Fri, 2008-12-26 at 11:22 -0600, Scott Kitterman wrote:
>> We need to come up with a different model for this kind of 
communication.  This kind of 
>> conversation should be between the sponsor and the sponsoree.  I don't 
see how ubuntu-dev as 
>> a whole needs this.  The volume isn't a lot now, but as bzr branches get 
>> more use, it will grow.
>
>Once we have a proper namespace for package branches in launchpad then
>we will be able to craft merge proposals such that they become most 
>useful to us. I imagine that this will mean that for most merge requests
>you will only receive an email if you have expressed a preference to 
>receive it.
>
>The page at
>
>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributedDevelopment/Requirements/Sponsorship
>
>deals somewhat with how I feel this should work.
>
>This will of course not stop emails being generated if people still use
>branches owned by e.g. ~ubuntu-dev. This may be a desirable thing to do,
>so we should ensure that launchpad provides a way to allow this without
>generating too much email for those that do not want it. This isn't a 
>problem specific to Ubuntu, but I think it affects us more than most as
>teams like ~ubuntu-dev are so large and deal with so much code that it
>increases the number of review requests you don't really care about.
>
Would you consider seeing if there's an existing bug for this or submit a 
new one?

My understanding of this is still somewhat limited and I think you're in a 
better position to write a thoughtful change request.

Scott K



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