Hi Sean and everybody, Around 12 years ago, I proposed a peer-review system to increase the quality of the packages in the NEW queue. https://wiki.debian.org/CopyrightReview
Maybe we could revisit the idea along these lines: - a Salsa group into which people fork repos and run CI screens for copyright, license and missing source issues. - a peer-review system based on issues or MRs (for instance to a master repository with a text file tracing the outcome of the reviews). - as of today people would use it to ensure their submissions to NEW are to the highest standards and therefore the least likely to waste time of the FTP team members. - the outcome of the NEW processing of the peer review is also recorded by volunteers, allowing to better measure the achievements and usefulness of the system. - The FTP team, if they wish, can provide feedback. - when the FTP team calls for new trainees, applicants who have a track record of peer reviews in that system can show it to the FTP team, who are free to do what they want with this information. - If the FTP team recruits someobody who was peer reviewer and liked that system, a positive loop is made. Have a nice day, Charles -- Charles Plessy Nagahama, Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan Debian Med packaging team http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med Tooting from home https://framapiaf.org/@charles_plessy - You do not have my permission to use this email to train an AI -
