hard time finding packages really for review

Michael Thomas wart at kobold.org
Mon Jul 24 23:07:11 UTC 2006


Michael J. Knox wrote:
> top posting, sorry..
> 
> What I find hard about reviewing is figuring out if a package is
> actually under review or not. I see a metric shit load of comments,
> suggestions and discussions on some FE-NEW submissions, but they remain
> unassigned amd in FE-NEW.

> Sometimes I will skip over a package simply becuase I don't know whats
> going on. Some folks do the right thing and clearly state they are not
> reviewing the package, which is great.

If the bug has not been assigned to a real person, then it's up for
grabs.  It's not uncommon for people to jump into a review just to offer
criticism/advice/feedback without wanting to commit to a full review.

> The package status script would not be able to help in these cases. If
> people used bug blockers properly, then the script could help.

IMHO, we need look no further than the 'Assigned To' field.

--Mike
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