Re: When does MOTU Release need to start approving every upload ...

2008-10-16 Thread Cesare Tirabassi
On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:17:35 -0400 Scott Kitterman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Based on: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-April/025259.html One might think it's now, but I propose this not start until the last week before release (i.e. one more week from now). +1, one

Re: When does MOTU Release need to start approving every upload ...

2008-10-16 Thread Stefan Potyra
Hi, On Thursday 16 October 2008 12:33:51 Cesare Tirabassi wrote: On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:17:35 -0400 Scott Kitterman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Based on: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-April/025259.html One might think it's now, but I propose this not start until

Re: When does MOTU Release need to start approving every upload ...

2008-10-16 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:41:53 +0200 Stefan Potyra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, On Thursday 16 October 2008 12:33:51 Cesare Tirabassi wrote: On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:17:35 -0400 Scott Kitterman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Based on:

Re: When does MOTU Release need to start approving every upload ...

2008-10-16 Thread Luca Falavigna
Scott Kitterman ha scritto: Based on: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-April/025259.html One might think it's now, but I propose this not start until the last week before release (i.e. one more week from now). My opinion: I think uploads which does not require a FFe

When does MOTU Release need to start approving every upload ...

2008-10-16 Thread Scott Kitterman
Based on: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-April/025259.html One might think it's now, but I propose this not start until the last week before release (i.e. one more week from now). Comments (particularly from motu-release, but others welcome)? Scott K -- Ubuntu-motu

Re: When does MOTU Release need to start approving every upload ...

2008-10-16 Thread Stefan Potyra
Hi again, On Thursday 16 October 2008 12:41:53 Stefan Potyra wrote: [..] Would it be even possible to set universe/multiverse back to auto until that time? wgrant sistpoty|work: Launchpad provides no facility to freeze just some components. Cheers, Stefan. signature.asc Description:

Re: Request for updating libnet-sip-perl and libio-socket-ssl-perl

2008-10-16 Thread Martin Pitt
Hi Steffen, Steffen Ullrich [2008-09-22 22:31 +0200]: I'm the author and maintainer of the Net::SIP perl module. You ship with hardy a version 0.39, which isn't the newest. In the mean time a lot of bugs got fixed so that it would be a good idea to update it. Intrepid has newer versions of

Re: mplayer should be moved to universe

2008-10-16 Thread Martin Pitt
Hi Stefan, sorry for the *really* long delay... Stefan Potyra [2008-06-01 4:15 +0200]: Moving the source package to universe and put mencoder into multiverse isn't probably possible either: I didn't check if mplayer has some build-depends from multiverse (which would prevent putting

Bugs page polish and reorg

2008-10-16 Thread Jorge O. Castro
Hi MOTUs, Pedro Villavicencio has been reorganizing and cleaning up http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs and we would like some feedback from the MOTU community on how these pages are shaping up. The goal is to simplify the documentation so that it is obvious on what page you need to click on to do a

Using Brainstorm for packaging requests

2008-10-16 Thread Siegfried Gevatter (RainCT)
Hello, Currently [0] requests for new packages are done on Launchpad and they are not allowed on Brainstorm. However, I think that this situation is not optimal as there's no good way to know how many people are interested in a package * and so if someone wants to package one of those requested

Re: Using Brainstorm for packaging requests

2008-10-16 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Thursday 16 October 2008 13:29, Siegfried Gevatter (RainCT) wrote: Hello, Currently [0] requests for new packages are done on Launchpad and they are not allowed on Brainstorm. However, I think that this situation is not optimal as there's no good way to know how many people are interested

Fwd: [Brainstorm-moderators] Using Brainstorm for packaging requests

2008-10-16 Thread Siegfried Gevatter (RainCT)
(Forwarding from brainstorm-moderators@ to ubuntu-motu@) -- Forwarded message -- From: Aidan w [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/10/16 Subject: Re: [Brainstorm-moderators] Using Brainstorm for packaging requests To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Great idea +1 -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list

Re: [Brainstorm-moderators] Using Brainstorm for packaging requests

2008-10-16 Thread Siegfried Gevatter (RainCT)
2008/10/16 Kami ROUSSEAU [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Packaging request could be located in a different ideatorrent subdomain. Yeah, or perhaps just a new category would be enough (after all, there aren't that many packaging requests, or?). -- Siegfried-Angel Gevatter Pujals (RainCT) Ubuntu Developer.

Re: [Brainstorm-moderators] Using Brainstorm for packaging requests

2008-10-16 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Thursday 16 October 2008 14:39, Siegfried Gevatter (RainCT) wrote: Thanks for your replies so far! 2008/10/16 Saïvann [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This way, brainstorm could be used for visibility purpose, discussion and to measure popularity. Launchpad can be used for collaboration and work on

Re: [Brainstorm-moderators] Using Brainstorm for packaging requests

2008-10-16 Thread Siegfried-Angel
2008/10/16 Scott Kitterman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: If we go this way, we should reconsider requiring needs-packaging bugs at all. Last I checked these bugs didn't get auto-closed because the bug wasn't assigned to the (non-existant until upload) package. Hm, right, that makes sense. Usually only

Re: [Brainstorm-moderators] Using Brainstorm for packaging requests

2008-10-16 Thread Saïvann
I agree with RainCT that brainstorm might be a very interesting way to measure how many people are interested by new packages. However, IMO, Launchpad is still the right place to consider packaging requests because it also needs to be reviewed for many reasons : - dependencies and libraries -

Re: [Brainstorm-moderators] Using Brainstorm for packaging requests

2008-10-16 Thread Siegfried Gevatter (RainCT)
Thanks for your replies so far! 2008/10/16 Saïvann [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This way, brainstorm could be used for visibility purpose, discussion and to measure popularity. Launchpad can be used for collaboration and work on the package itself. Perhaps I haven't expressed it clearly enough, but

Preparing for Ubuntu Open Week

2008-10-16 Thread Jorge O. Castro
Hello everyone, It's getting close to that time of the year again, where we celebrate a new Ubuntu release and be merry. However, the drive for more awesomeness never ceases at Ubuntu, and we'd like to kick off the planning for the next Ubuntu OpenWeek. If you're unfamiliar with OpenWeek

Re: [Brainstorm-moderators] Using Brainstorm for packaging requests

2008-10-16 Thread Saïvann
Packaging request could be located in a different ideatorrent subdomain. Yeah, or perhaps just a new category would be enough (after all, there aren't that many packaging requests, or?). I would also opt for a packaging request category instead of a complete sub-domain, unless

Re: [Brainstorm-moderators] Using Brainstorm for packaging requests

2008-10-16 Thread Saïvann
Thanks for your replies so far! 2008/10/16 Saïvann [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This way, brainstorm could be used for visibility purpose, discussion and to measure popularity. Launchpad can be used for collaboration and work on the package itself. Perhaps I haven't expressed it clearly