Enrico Zini writes ("Re: Formal declaration of weak package ownership in source
packages (was: Replace the TC power to depose maintainers)"):
> On Tue, Dec 06, 2016 at 03:42:57PM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > > It's a lot simpler to keep this metadata outside source package.
> > I endorse this product and/or service.
>
> Here's one way to quickly build a service like this:
Great, thanks for the technical tips.
What's needed to make this actually happen ?
I think the initial proposal is simply to move the metadata currently
in Maintainers and Uploaders into a database which is separate from
the archive.
I guess the initial UI would mirror the existing "DD authority"
process.
Who in the project can decide to do this ? I think this is probably
the DPL.
After that, we will probably want to further develop the UI and the
maintainership accession flow.
For example, my suggestion of having a "request to join team" button
but allowing any DD to add themselves as a Maintainer of a
solo-maintained package. Presumably there would have to be a way for
the MIA team to mark someone as "maintainer emeritus" (ie, used to be
a maintainer).
Who would make these UI decisions ?
Ian.
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