motu-release

[Scott Kitterman]

On Thursday 18 February 2010 06:21:34 am Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 01:42:29PM +0100, Stefan Potyra wrote:
> > > As a first step, I suggest merging motu-release and ubuntu-release for
> > > lucid.
> >
> > This seems to be the consensus so far, anyone disagree?
> >
> > As FeatureFreeze is already tomorrow, I think we should immediately try
> > to find the procedure how to handle freeze exception requests (which I
> > guess will start to get filed from tomorrow on). To not block lucid
> > development on the lack of a procedure, I suggest that we keep the status
> > quo and have motu-release handle universe/multiverse exception requests
> > with two +1 votes and have ubuntu-release handle main/restricted as an
> > interim solution.
> 
> Ack; freeze announcement sent out with the status quo.
> 
> Regarding the team unification, is there an expectation that the two-vote
> approach will continue?  I don't have a strong preference between the
> ubuntu-release and motu-release approaches, but I think it would be strange
> to be applying different procedures for different archive sections - or to
> different members of the team! - so we should probably pick one...
> 

I think it should go.  IMO one of the main reasons to unify the teams is to 
simply the process for people trying to work through getting needed approvals.  
If we have two separate rule sets, we may as well keep it two teams (I'm not 
proposing we do this).

Scott K