On 2017-02-28 07:57 AM, Robie Basak wrote: > On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 07:09:12PM +0000, Robie Basak wrote: >> Thank you for the discussion on this. I propose to go ahead and add a >> new ~ubuntu-sru-uploaders team that can upload to any main or universe >> package in any stable release in the usual way, but not to the >> development release. The team would owned and managed by the DMB through >> the usual application process. I believe the DMB has the remit to do >> this, so I'm now asking for a DMB vote. > The DMB approved this yesterday with four votes (unanimous amongst those > who made the meeting). > > We agreed the following policy: > > To join ~ubuntu-sru-uploaders, the DMB expects: > > 1) a good track record of sponsored SRUs, a demonstrated understanding > of SRU policies, requirements and process through that track record > including driving SRUs through to the end, not letting things languish > in -proposed; > > 2) endorsement from SRU sponsors [by this we mean regular sponsors who > have sponsored the applicant's SRUs]; > > 3) the usual requirements and expectations for any uploader; > > 4) plus [the application of the usual] DMB member judgement. > > There was some concern about potential bad uploads bothering the SRU > team, so to mitigate this we also agreed that individual > ~ubuntu-sru-uploaders membership will be removed if any of: > > 1) ~ubuntu-sru resolves to remove the member (how they do so is up to > them); > > 2) or the DMB resolves to remove the member by a quorate vote, and a > vote will be held if any member of ~ubuntu-sru requests it. > > I hope this will never be required, of course. > > I'll create the team and request that the TB add it to the appropriate > Launchpad ACL when the first member's application is approved. > > I know there is significant interest in Canonical STS staff joining this > new team, and I have been asked when to start applying and so on. > > I think it's fine to apply now, but to ramp this up gradually and be > considerate to applicants applying for membership of other teams, I ask > that the DMB handle a maximum of one ~ubuntu-sru-uploaders application > per meeting until any initial wave is done. This is in addition to the > current two applications per meeting limit we have at the moment. > > Eric, as you already have an outstanding application that got held > pending the resolution of this issue, do you want to apply first? Yes, I'll prepare my application for the sru-uploader team for the next DMB meeting. > > To all potential applicants: please remember that we do still have the > requirements as above. Since this team will grant Ubuntu membership, a > "significant and sustained" contribution to Ubuntu is still required. If > you don't have a nice set of SRUs that you have driven and have had > straightforwardly sponsored, or you don't have existing uploaders who > have sponsored your work and are ready to endorse you, you should > probably continue getting SRUs sponsored and defer your application > until you feel that you do meet these requirements. > > I hope this new team will help get good quality SRUs landed with less > delay. And whether you are a member of this team or not, thank you for > helping Ubuntu out. re Thank you very much for you effort on this Robie. We really appreciated. > > Robie
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