New review process of the ubuntu app review board (ARB)

[Scott Ritchie]

On 12/11/12 4:27 AM, Bhavani Shankar R wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Bhavani Shankar R <bhavi at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> Dear fellow Ubuntu Developers,
>>
>> In this UDS, we the ARB had a discussion on relax the existing
>> requirement of 3 votes from ARB members to get an app into the ubuntu
>> software center (USC) [1] to speed up the process of app reviews on
>> the ARB queue.
>>
>> In short, the proposal is as follows:
>>
>> Instead of requiring three +1s from ARB members, we will require one
>> technical +1 review from any Ubuntu Developer, and one compliance +1
>> review from an ARB member.
>>
>> So any developer who is willing to help with the technical review of
>> apps (mostly a code and functionality review of apps) is welcome (the
>> current review guidelines are at [2])
>>
>> We are also happy if any developer would like to adapt packages from
>> the queue and update on a regular basis. (Many apps are even fit to
>> make it to the universe repos or debian too. for instance: last year's
>> one of the app showdown winner picsaw [2])
>>
>> If anyone is interested in this initiative and has any
>> doubts/questions regarding how to contribute, Please feel free to
>> reach us at app-review-board at lists.ubuntu.com or #ubuntu-arb on
>> freenode
>>
>> [1] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/appdev-r-arb-review
>> [2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AppReviewBoard/Review/Guidelines
>> [3] https://myapps.developer.ubuntu.com/dev/apps/1102/
>>
>> On behalf of the Ubuntu App review board,
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>
> Dear fellow developers,
>
> Any feedback is highly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>

What's the central place we go to to view the queue currently, and does 
it reflect this change?  It would be nice if I could see x apps waiting 
on dev +1 and y apps waiting on ARB +1 and z apps waiting on both.

Scott Ritchie