> I'm pondering on running a script to move all those which don't have > "jaunty" in debian/copyright to the "Needs work" section, leaving a > comment asking to change it to "jaunty", check the standards version > and some general recommendations (or perhaps just a link to a new wiki > page), so that we get ride of all those packages whose author isn't > coming back or which still need work anyway. I do understand that this > could be annoying for some users, though, so I'm asking here to hear > some more thoughts. Does anyone have strong objections to this?
I think this is a very bad idea, which does not actually solve the problem anyway: the fact that there simply are not enough reviewers/MOTUs. In my own experience, it is _very_ hard to get a new package into Ubuntu, or Debian for that matter. I have tried for many months with some of my own software, and the lack of any kind of feedback can be pretty frustrating (I understand the reason, and I am not blaming anyone). Auto-expiring REVU packages does not improve that situation at all. What should have the focus is getting more reviewers and more MOTUs, e.g. by making the process to become a MOTU simpler and simplifying the packaging guides so new packagers have a higher chance of needing less help. That's the real problem, IMHO. Cheers, Kasper -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list Ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
