Raphael Geissert wrote: > Joerg Jaspert wrote: >> On 11547 March 1977, Raphael Geissert wrote: >>>> Debian Maintainer >>>> ----------------- >>>> They are allowed to upload their own (source) package. The allowed list >>>> of (source) packages to upload can be edited by any member of the NM >>>> committee[NMC], who will do a package check before they add new packages >>>> to the DM's list. >>> I believe everything is ok up to this point: why does the "NMC" need to >>> review the packages? I mean: has there been any problem with the current way >>> DMs are allowed to upload? can't <the project> trust in DDs as to what >>> packages can DMs upload? >> We do trust DDs - everyone can become a member of the NM Committee, >> you just have to do a little AM work. > > "...you just have to do a /little/ extra work" I would say. I don't think > that's > the right way to do it. > > If a "reviewing team" is really needed it should be built from the QA side, > not > from the management/NM side. Which would thereby have to drop the AM work > requirement and instead put some other sort of requirement, if needed/wanted.
The NM committee is composed of AMs which already completed doing a review process succesfully in the last couple of months. So I think it's only logical to ask them to review. I think a (prospective) DM is better served by such a (hopefully) proper review than a possibly less good review of a random DD. Cheers Luk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]