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Subject: Re: 'newpackager' is not in FAS, or How to co-maintain a package before getting sponsored
From: Robin Lee <cheeselee () fedoraproject ! org>
Date: 2012-09-29 7:09:25
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On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Toshio Kuratomi <a.badger@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 02:00:36PM +0800, Robin Lee wrote:
> > On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Toshio Kuratomi <a.badger@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 12:24:40PM +0800, Robin Lee wrote:
> > > On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Jason L Tibbitts III <
> tibbs@math.uh.edu
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >>>>> "RL" == Robin Lee <cheeselee@fedoraproject.org> writes:
> > >
> > > RL> Hi, all I want to follow the route [1] to bring up a new
> > > RL> packager.
> > >
> > > Then why not follow the procedure you referenced? It tells
> you what
> > to
> > > do, which involves opening a ticket in the appropriate trac
> instance.
> > >
> > > - J<
> > >
> > > It is just the beginning at this moment. The candidate packager is
> still
> > > learning RPM packaging and below level that can be sponsored.
> > >
> > > I just thought that the 'newpackager' is the group for such kind
> of new
> > > contributors. People in this group can have access to limited
> group of
> > packages
> > > and cannot own any package. But, after all, the group is not
> existing.
> > >
> > > So, that means new willing contributors can only co-maintain the
> package
> > by
> > > sending patches and filing bugs, instead of having direct commit
> > privilege to
> > > the Git repo?
> > >
> > Not at all.
> >
> > If you are willing to mentor the new packager, then they can be
> sponsored
> > into the packager group.
> >
> > If you are not a sponsor yourself, you open a ticket in fesco's trac
> > stating
> > who you'd like to have sponosred and that you will be mentoring them
> as
> > they
> > comaintain which package with you.
> >
> > -Toshio
> >
> > At this moment I don't approve him to be sponsored.
> > So at this moment, can he only send patches to me to co-maintain the
> package?
> >
> If you're unwilling to mentor him, then that is correct.
>
OK. I am willing, but he is newbie and may give up a moment later.
>
> > Can he have git commit privilege to that single package?
> >
> People in the packager group only have commit privileges to the packages
> that they own or have been granted the commit acl on. So if he is in
> packager and only has commit acls on that single package then that's all
> that he'll have access to.
>
> -Toshio
>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Toshio Kuratomi \
<span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:a.badger@gmail.com" \
target="_blank">a.badger@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at \
02:00:36PM +0800, Robin Lee wrote:<br> > On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Toshio \
Kuratomi <<a href="mailto:a.badger@gmail.com">a.badger@gmail.com</a>> \
wrote:<br> ><br>
> On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 12:24:40PM +0800, Robin Lee wrote:<br>
> > On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Jason L Tibbitts III <<a \
href="mailto:tibbs@math.uh.edu">tibbs@math.uh.edu</a><br> > ><br>
> > wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > >>>>> "RL" == Robin Lee <<a \
href="mailto:cheeselee@fedoraproject.org">cheeselee@fedoraproject.org</a>> \
writes:<br> > ><br>
> > RL> Hi, all I want to follow the route [1] to bring up a \
new<br> > > RL> packager.<br>
> ><br>
> > Then why not follow the procedure you referenced? It tells \
you what<br> > to<br>
> > do, which involves opening a ticket in the appropriate trac \
instance.<br> > ><br>
> > - J<<br>
> ><br>
> > It is just the beginning at this moment. The candidate packager is \
still<br> > > learning RPM packaging and below level that can be \
sponsored.<br> > ><br>
> > I just thought that the 'newpackager' is the group for such \
kind of new<br> > > contributors. People in this group can have access to \
limited group of<br> > packages<br>
> > and cannot own any package. But, after all, the group is not \
existing.<br> > ><br>
> > So, that means new willing contributors can only co-maintain the \
package<br> > by<br>
> > sending patches and filing bugs, instead of having direct commit<br>
> privilege to<br>
> > the Git repo?<br>
> ><br>
> Not at all.<br>
><br>
> If you are willing to mentor the new packager, then they can be \
sponsored<br> > into the packager group.<br>
><br>
> If you are not a sponsor yourself, you open a ticket in fesco's \
trac<br> > stating<br>
> who you'd like to have sponosred and that you will be mentoring them \
as<br> > they<br>
> comaintain which package with you.<br>
><br>
> -Toshio<br>
><br>
> At this moment I don't approve him to be sponsored.<br>
> So at this moment, can he only send patches to me to co-maintain the \
package?<br> ><br>
</div></div>If you're unwilling to mentor him, then that is \
correct.<br></blockquote><div>OK. I am willing, but he is newbie and may give up a \
moment later.<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 \
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im"><br>
> Can he have git commit privilege to that single package?<br>
><br>
</div>People in the packager group only have commit privileges to the packages<br>
that they own or have been granted the commit acl on. So if he is in<br>
packager and only has commit acls on that single package then that's all<br>
that he'll have access to.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
-Toshio<br>
</font></span><br>--<br>
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