On December 11, 2016 8:25:05 PM EST, Ian Jackson <ijack...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote: >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 ?
These changes will require, at the very least, policy changes. We have a process for that. Unless this thing is somehow opt-in only, be prepared for a GR overriding it. Scott K P. S. In case you wonder how maintainerless works, go look at the dusty corners of the Ubuntu archive.