Getting new packages into Ubuntu

[Bryce Harrington]

On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 12:28:03PM +0200, Daniel Holbach wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> 
> with the help of the nice people on the Debian derivatives mailing list,
> we updated
> 
> 	https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment/NewPackages
> 
> Particularly the section about getting a package into Debian.
> 
> The feedback I've got lately about getting new packages into Ubuntu is
> that it's still quite complicated and you need unreal amounts of
> patience to get your package in.
> 
> There's a number of different approaches you can take currently:
> 
>  - get it into Debian, sync from there
>  - make use of the App Review Board process
>  - make use of REVU
>  - short-circuit by getting in touch with a team who sees an
>    immediate need to get it in
>
> Is there anything we can do to speed up the process and make it more
> obvious how to proceed?
>
> Thanks for your thoughts in advance.

Isolate specifically what must be done by human reviewers, and make that
really fun and easy.  Then automate everything else.

Bryce