On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 06:59:37AM -0500, Richard Shaw wrote:
On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 6:35 AM Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <
zbyszek(a)in.waw.pl> wrote:
>
> The process is streamlined to require fewer steps from the reporter
> and to provide quicker access to the package.
> FESCo takes care of the weekly reminders through the bug on its tracker.
> It is possible to start the process without becoming the new maintainer.
>
Hopefully I don't have to test drive this any time but looks good on
"paper". The old process was arduous enough I sometimes just didn't worry
about it if I could work around the problem.
Just a thought (maybe doesn't need to be part of the official policy) but
what about seeking proven packager support (or if you are a proven
packager) getting FESCo permission to fix straightforward packaging
problems?
That's always a possibility, and a very good one at that.
FESCo permission is not needed for this though: the policy
explicitly allows fixes for straightforward problems:
From
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Who_is_allowed_to_modify_which_packages:
a packager doesn't fix important bugs in time,
there are problems known that might be bad for the whole Project or
a lot of users of the repo/a particular package,
the changes are quite minor or considered as a general cleanup to a
lot of packages, or
the changes are part of a Fedora Objective, with a specific plan
approved by FESCo,
then provenpackagers are allowed to fix stuff in other peoples packages.
Zbyszek