[Brainstorm-moderators] Using Brainstorm for packaging requests

[Siegfried Gevatter (RainCT)]

2009/1/22 Saïvann <oxmosys at gmail.com>:
> If ubuntu policy is to accept any working software, then I think that
> using braintorm isn't worth since it don't matter how many votes this
> software get, it will be accepted anyway. The number of people
> subscribed to the bug report is already a good way to know the
> popularity of the software.
>
> If ubuntu policy is to accept only popular softwares, then I think that
> brainstorm would be the right place to find out which ones should be
> accepted.

Popularity is *not* a decisive factor when it comes to allowing the
inclusion of packages, but knowing it can be useful in order to
prioritize work on those which are more requested.

-- 
Siegfried-Angel Gevatter Pujals (RainCT)
Ubuntu Developer. Debian Contributor.