Skeletor?

[Paul Sladen]

On Mon, 2 Aug 2010, Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
> pushing more for the packages to go to Debian first and then sync

Turn-around times have been one suggestion /why/ pushing to Debian in the
first instance does not happen enough---it is a lot easier to manipulate an
upload directly than wait for it to be proxied via a third-party (but with
REVU it could be argued that there is already that third-party).

To short circuit the difference in delay period between 'dput ubuntu' and
'dput debian' + sync back would effectively need a skilled DD able to act as
that proxy for new packages;  and most of the people of sufficient calibre
are probably already working on their personal packages, or $dayjob packages.
It's likely to be mind-numbing, which probably means bribing such a willing
individual.

That one individual would be ultimately signing their name on lots
of packages, diluting their reputation if long-term maintenance doesn't end
up being forthcoming after they're marshalled the initial uploads.

Back when people like Scott and mjg59 were still DDs I found it relatively
easy (and therefore not overly onorous) to get uploads done on a
semi-predictable turn-around.

The question is, how to return to that situation of a semi-reliable 24-hour
turn-around without forcing everyone through the Debian New Maintainer
process in parallel.  Presumably the reason people are following the
/Ubuntu/ path in the first place is because of a perception of an easier
welcome with gradulated steps to direct involvement.

	-Paul
-- 
Why do one side of a triangle when you can do all three.  Somewhere, GB.