[arch-dev-public] TU application process

[Allan McRae]

On 6/11/18 8:15 pm, Bruno Pagani wrote:
> Le 06/11/2018 à 11:12, Christian Rebischke via arch-dev-public a écrit :
>> On Tue, Nov 06, 2018 at 08:09:03PM +1000, Allan McRae wrote:
>>> On 6/11/18 7:54 pm, Christian Rebischke via arch-dev-public wrote:
>>>> Hello everybody,
>>>>
>>>> First of all, the following mail has nothing to do with the last two TU
>>>> applications, it's a general view on the current TU application process.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to propose a new process for TU applications due to several
>>>> reasons:
>>>>
>>> Read the TU bylaws.  It has specific instructions of where proposals
>>> must be posted (hint: not here...).
>>>
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>> Hi Allan,
>>
>> This mail wasn't meant as proposal. It's just a general discussion about
>> this topic and people said in the TU IRC channel yesterday, that arch-dev-public would be the
>> right mailinglist for such discussion.
>>
>> chris
> Specifically, we are also interested in the input of devs, not just TUs.

Strange, given TUs are set-up to be an independently governed group from
developers...  But because you asked my opinion, I think a TU council is
a really, really, really bad idea.  No need to set some TUs above
others.  We have never had a formal hierarchy in the developers (apart
from our glorious leader), and are instead run by those who step up to
lead what needs done. I believe that this is what makes Arch work, and
governance would be detrimental to the distribution as a whole.

Personally, I'd get rid of all quorum for electing a TU, and make
inactive TUs be measured purely on the basis of package updating.  Most
TU application discussions are inane beyond the customary package
review.  And when someone applies and their packages are very bad, their
sponsor should be held in shame.

Finally, I don't want to hear what the minions are up to!  Get back to
your own mailing list. :)

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