On Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:49:07 +0100 Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn wrote: > Anthony G. Basile schrieb: > > On 12/05/14 05:59, Pacho Ramos wrote: > >> We found out that pulseaudio ebuild was modified by QA without QA > >> talking to the maintainers (gnome team) and without considering/updating > >> the relevant bugzilla issue at > >> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=519530 > >> > > > > I don't know the policy (I will read the relevant docs later) but its > > seems to me to make good sense that, if it is not an emergency (ie the > > tree is broken), that QA first inform the maintainer in a bug report > > which can then be peer reviewed. > > About the policy: > According to GLEP 48, QA can take action against any package not > adhering to their standards at their own discretion, and also define > what is an emergency all by themselves (i.e. act before or after > checking with the maintainer). > > The maintainer has the possibility to take it to Council if he > disagrees. But until then, QA's decision stands. > > I also don't think that GLEP 48 mandates that QA informs anybody about > their actions in any way.
If GLEP doesn't reflect current best practices maybe this is a good time to supersede it with a new one? Best regards, Andrew Savchenko
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