Quoting Michael Schwendt (2012-04-26 18:36:51)
So, what has been proposed before (years ago even) is for advanced
packagers (aka "provenpackagers" or experienced packagers) to lower the
hurdle and trust them more in that they know their stuff. They would not
need to wait for somebody else (possibly a fresh packager) to
review'n'approve a package or just its licensing. It's considered
ridiculous by some that "senior packagers" still need approval for
even simple new packages or package renames.
I am a provenpackager and I would be *extremely* dissapointed if this
came to become a reality. Package review is a good thing, no matter how
skilled the packager is. I have packaged quite a few packages, mostly
Java ones (65 to be exact) and I still make mistakes! Guidelines change,
people miss things (such as bundling, licensing issues, wrong
permissions, etc.). I will put it bluntly: getting rid of package
reviews would be an incredibly stupid thing to do.
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